Fare cap and fuel duty in CBT Budget ‘wish list’
Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) has added to calls for the Chancellor to extend the bus fare cap in England, with a decision on its future expected to be announced in the Budget on 30 October. A...
View ArticleLack of traffic flow benefits sees no extension to PHVs in bus lanes
Portsmouth City Council has decided not to expand access to bus lanes for private hire vehicles (PHVs) after a trial returned no demonstrated benefits to overall traffic flow. The pilot was introduced...
View ArticleEngland bus fare cap will move to £3 in 2025, Starmer reveals
The bus fare cap in England outside London will rise to £3 on 1 January 2025 and sit at that level for the duration of next year, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced. In a surprise pre-emption of...
View ArticleLTAs in England to get £640m bus service funding in FY2025/26
Local transport authorities (LTAs) in England outside London will get £640 million of funding to support and improve bus services in FY2025/26 via what is understood to effectively be a continuation of...
View ArticleBudget: Fuel duty and NI rise in coach and bus response
A further freeze in fuel duty announced in today’s Budget has been welcomed by coach and bus trade bodies. Meanwhile, the effect on operators of the increase in employer National Insurance (NI)...
View ArticleNI hike troubling for coach and bus operators, say trade bodies
Coach and bus trade bodies have aired concern for the plight of operators after an increase in employer National Insurance (NI) contributions was announced in the Budget this week. The government’s...
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Transport Minister Simon Lightwood to speak at Euro Bus Expo
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Transport Simon Lightwood will speak on the final day of Euro Bus Expo on 12-14 November at the Birmingham NEC, the show’s organiser has announced. The...
View ArticleDriver CPC reform plans move ahead with parliamentary approval
The House of Lords and a House of Commons Delegated Legislation Committee have each approved proposed changes to the Driver CPC that are part of reform of that mechanism. Amendments have already been...
View ArticleAutumn budget brings good and bad points for coach and bus
The first Labour budget in 14 years could perhaps be described as a score draw where it impacts the coach and bus industry. For coach, the unexpected bonus was Rachel Reeves’s decision to continue the...
View ArticleNew shadow secretary: Bus franchising plans ‘unfunded’
Hours after his appointment as Shadow Transport Secretary, Gareth Bacon challenged Labour’s plan on bus franchising, which he said “appears to be unfunded”. Mr Bacon, who was announced on Tuesday in...
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