Nottingham City Transport, has named 100 Southwell-Nottingham bus driver Jim Armstrong from Newark as the winner of its 2012 Seasonal Driver Award.

To qualify for NCT’s Seasonal Driver Award, drivers need to have 12 months service, 100% attendance, no live disciplinary awards or blameworthy accidents, and a clean driving licence. They are then assessed by a ‘mystery traveller’ who marks them on customer service on the road, driving standards and knowledge of their route.

Jim Armstrong has been driving on the Pathfinder 100 route between Nottingham and Southwell for nearly a quarter of a century, and is a very familiar face and popular choice amongst passengers.

I am delighted for Jim, who makes using the 100 route such a good experience. Well done to all the 100 drivers, but especially to Jim Armstrong for his award.

I know that Jim is the second driver from the 100 route to win the Seasonal Driver award since the scheme began two years ago, as David Townsend who went on to become NCT’s Driver of the Year for 2011, as a previous winner too.