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Scotland & Bates are able to provide our customers with safe and comfortable private coach. As a dedicated, family-run coach hire company, Scotland & Bates are proud to offer executive. Scotland & Bates are proud to offer coach hire for events to ensure relaxing, stress-free. Scotland & Bates are proud to operate a door-to-door coach service, ensuring your child gets.

Here at Scotland & Bates, we have a variety of different coaches available for hire, ensuring you get to your destination safely and reliably every single time. With excellent service and comfortable transport, you'll always be able to rely on the experts at Scotland & Bates. Our friendly, knowledgeable team will always be on hand to help you find a coach which perfectly suits your needs and requirements.
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Our journey started in 1945, when Ted Scotland and Bob Bates bought a Charabanc to transport farm workers to surrounding fields. This quickly progressed into school transport for the local children as a way to safely deliver them to and from the classroom. By 1950, we were transporting private passengers across the country for leisure purposes - the start of Scotland & Bates.
Scotland & Bates are able to provide our customers with safe and comfortable private coach hire for groups of any size. From regular passengers to one-off bookings, you'll always be able to rely on us to transport you to your desired destination. With a friendly, professional driver at the wheel, you can experience a relaxing, stress-free journey with private coach hire at Scotland & Bates.
As a dedicated, family-run coach hire company, Scotland & Bates are proud to offer executive commercial coach hire throughout Ashford, Maidstone, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent and East Sussex. Our executive coaches are fully-equipped to meet your corporate needs, kept in perfect condition to meet the highest standards.
Scotland & Bates are proud to offer coach hire for events to ensure relaxing, stress-free travel that you can always count on. Operating throughout Ashford, Maidstone, Royal Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding areas, we'll be able to safely transport you to and from your destination in comfort and style.
Scotland & Bates are proud to operate a door-to-door coach service, ensuring your child gets to school or sixth form safely and promptly. We currently run a home-to-school transport service to Highworth Grammar School, Norton Knatchbull School and Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre. As soon as you've booked your child's seat, they're guaranteed a place on one of our coaches.
Reviews (6)
Maddy Ferguson
Maddy Ferguson
Jun 17, 2020
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Not a review of the company but of the people who work there. We had a puncture warning come up in our car miles from the nearest garage. We come upon the coach depot and pulled in for some help. They could not have been more helpful and we were quickly on our way. If they can offer this level of assistance to someone who is not using their coach services I’m sure they would offer excellent customer service to their clients and on that basis would highly recommend them. Thanks again
Morris H.
Morris H.
Jan 20, 2019
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What a efficient and caring family company, Georgina and all her staff take each child's' safety and happiness on her coaches seriously, I am delighted how they transport my twins to school each day. Thank you!!!!
Isa Bella
Isa Bella
Dec 22, 2017
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Asking google to delete my posts about the rudeness of your drivers is not going to work! Your driver did not allow my daughter and her friends on a school bus we have paid for even with confirmation of payments just because KCC cannot issue passes out in time. I have already paid for a service that you as a bus company are now asking my child and other children to pay an additional £20 per week until KCC can get their practice into gear and send the passes out. My daughter and her friends missed 2 days off school! Why do you not call KCC about my complaints or as a bus company try to assist single
Adele Everitt
Adele Everitt
Oct 14, 2017
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My daughter and her school mates went on a trip to France the coach driver was utterly disgraceful,badly mannered and was very rude kept telling my child to shut up when that wasn't his job.She wasn't aloud to anything except a small whisper. Her and her friends need the toilet as they had been going travelling for many hours but wasn't aloud to use it as he said no body could use it except him! I wouldn't recommended anyone to use this service because it's appalling.
Damon Cleary
Damon Cleary
Aug 15, 2017
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Very knowledgeable and experienced drivers.
Amazingly clean coaches
Would highly recommend
Andy Mahoney
Andy Mahoney
Jul 26, 2017
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I have used Scotland and Bates for the last 10 years to run trips to London, France and Belgium and have never had any problems with the company. The drivers are always knowledgeable and helpful. The hire cost is very reasonable as well.