The top coach driver in the competition to find the best in Britain is Jan Scott of Coliseum Coaches.
Jan, 49, has been coach driving for over 20 years, and was awarded the accolade of CDC Coach Driver of the Year at the recent Coach Tourism Awards. However, she was away on tour to Italy and unable to attend the prestigious event.
Nevertheless, upon her return the experienced tour driver was presented with the Roadchef-sponsored trophy, certificate and bottle of Champagne by Coliseum Managing Director Kerry Pitter.
Jan, who drives a Neoplan Euroliner on the Angela Holidays programme, says her favourite tours are Denmark for out and out scenery and Austria for the complete experience.
She is regularly accompanied by courier Marion Oliver who describes Jan as the complete professional always striving for perfection, while the awards Judges say they were impressed by the numerous letters of praise received from Jan's passengers.
Jan was one of the few women drivers around when she started out after a career in the Army. She has worked for Coliseum since 1994 and is now on almost permanent hire to Angela holidays.
She still says she loves the job, looks forward to all the tours and sees new destinations as a great challenge.
She is also a very diligent researcher of routes. She said " I never wanted to give anyone the opportunity to say anything about women drivers not knowing where they are going."
The above excerpt was taken from CDC News, June 2007
Jan Scott receives her award from Kerry Pitter, Director of Coliseum Coaches.
