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The most vital piece information you’ll need when considering a night out:
The Bright Orange buses run up and down to town until early morning!
So no matter what time you decide to head for bed after a good night out don’t get a taxi, a bus will be along shortly!
The Bright Orange service is operated by First Bus, as are most of those in town.

The cheapest way to travel the buses is to buy a student ‘Rover Card’, which will allow you to navigate the city for weeks at a time for a one-off payment. These can be purchased at the STA Travel Shop, next to Fresh on the Parade.

In fact, the STA Travel Shop should be your first point of call whenever you consider going anywhere. Through STA you can gain access to extremely low prices on the best transport worldwide. They will help you get to Bristol, Berlin or even Bangkok! Whether you are after flights, accommodation or package deals, you need assistance planning a round the world expedition or arranging an adventure experience, STA are the experts on worldwide travel at affordable prices.

The STA Travel Shop web page is here: STA Travel

Transport Office

For information, advice and to book vehicles, please visit the Transport Office Home Page

If you are involved in a student group which travels a lot then you may be able to help them out. The Union has a fleet of vehicles (minibuses, MPVs and cars) available for use by student groups.

As a student, you can be trained under MiDAS (Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme) to drive these vehicles under Union insurance, as long as the purpose is a Union activity, e.g. taking the squash team to an away fixture or driving a group of volunteers to a project. Despite its name, it's for cars and MPVs ("people carriers") as well.

From 2008, the Transport Office will be offering "MEEP," or Minibus Emergency Evacuation Procedure training which, also despite its name, is available for car & MPV drivers. This is an awareness-raising course to help drivers understand how difficult it is to get out of a burning vehicle. It involves a minibus and a smoke machine, plus some previously unasked questions. Here's an example: "Open your car BACK SEAT door, shut your eyes and keep them shut. Now get into the back seat of your car and close the door. With your eyes still tightly shut, can you find the door handle to get out again?" That exercise is even more fun if you have a two-door car.

To drive a car or MPV under MiDAS, you need to be over 18, and to drive a minibus, over 21. The training is a nationally recognised qualification which also, subject to certain licensing conditions being met, allows you to drive as a volunteer for numerous organisations, such as The Scout Association and Girlguiding UK.

For information, advice and to book vehicles, please visit the Transport Office Home Page