Has the bus fare cap scheme fallen short of its aims?
Recent survey results suggest a lot more could be needed to get people to reduce car use, our politics expert…
Incentivisation remains key to zero-emission shift
As we wait for announcements on the next rounds of industry grant funding, the long-awaited consultation on BSOG reform in…
Coach zero-emission shift needs support: Timberbush
National and devolved governments must do much more to help the coach industry to deploy zero-emission vehicles, Timberbush Tours founder…
PSVAR review call for evidence expected ‘soon’
The call for evidence on how PSVAR might evolve will be published “soon” by the Department for Transport (DfT) as…
TUC report calls for greater funding for bus
Bus funding support of a similar level to that made available during the COVID-19 pandemic would be required in order…
Hopes rise for longer-term bus funding award in England
Hopes that the bus industry in England will benefit from a longer-term government funding package have risen after Under-Secretary of…
Shadow Transport Minister promises return of ‘public control’ in keynote
Shadow Transport Minister and Labour (Co-op) MP for Wakefield Simon Lightwood (pictured) focused on Labour’s ambition to roll out franchising…
Regulatory reform: Not a ‘one size fits all’ solution
Operators, watchdog Transport Focus and Ireland’s National Transport Authority had their say on regulatory reform at the CPT conference on…
Longer-term bus support debated in Parliament
The government will analyse how it supports the bus industry beyond the end of the Bus Recovery Grant (BRG) in…
More National Bus Strategy funding vital: Committee
The government has not matched the level of ambition it demanded of local authorities (LAs) in England in preparing Bus…
