The finalists, all from First Bus’s West Yorkshire depots, will compete in Blackpool on September 6, against more than 100 drivers from across the UK. Craig Pemberton, driver training excellence manager at First Bus, said: "Our drivers deliver day in, day out for customers with skill and dedication. "I wish all of them the best of luck in the finals and hope we can again call one of our drivers the Bus Driver of the Year." The finalists are Roman Iqbal (Huddersfield), Michael Leech (Halifax), Mnyamezeli Makhubelo (Bradford), and David Nairn, Claire Flaherty, and Malgorzata Gorowska from Leeds. Mr Leech, the current title holder, will return to defend his title.