The DfT's new reimbursement  guidance for concessionary fares could particularly harm rural bus services in Northern England, local authority... continue

Business Leaders in the capital are urging Boris Johnson to cut bus subsidy and consider selling off parts of the capital’s transport... continue

England's Concessionary fares scheme for the elderly and disabled was facing renewed turmoil this week as travel concession authorities (TCAs) found... continue

James Dark
It is hard to know what to make of the Government’s forthcoming reforms to concessionary fares policy, except that they are unlikely to end... continue

Travel Concession Authorities (TCAs) need not include too much detail about their reimbursement arrangements when they publish their schemes for... continue

Smartcards have significantly reduced the cost to taxpayers of Scotland’s concessionary fares scheme by improving the accuracy of... continue

Andrew Forster
The Panel session that brought the conference to a close turned into a fascinating ding-dong between supporters of the free fares policy and those... continue

Bus operator Arriva is seeking answers to why researchers significantly reduced the concessionary fares reimbursement rates between their draft... continue

Travel Concession?Authorities (TCAs) could face hefty claims from operators for additional cost payments for carrying concessionary passholders under... continue

Changes to concessionary fares reimbursement in England from April next year could have a devastating impact on the economics of bus services,... continue

It's a busy day for Philip Hammond in the House of Commons. The Finance Bill is having its third reading and the debate may not finish before... continue

Chris Greaves has a vision for bus services in West Yorkshire. “When I use buses in London, they’re all red but they’ve all got the... continue

The DfT is being urged to make major changes to its concessionary fares reimbursement guidance – or risk seeing bus services axed across much... continue

National Media coverage of the transport aspects of the Government’s recent Comprehensive Spending Review was dominated by the prospect of rail... continue

West Yorkshire's largest bus operator has proposed a package of improvements that it hopes will help persuade West Yorkshire Integrated Transport... continue

Bus Operators on Merseyside have agreed to co-ordinate timetables on a busy corridor as part of a partnership being led by Merseytravel. Operators... continue

Smartcard ticketing schemes have been launched in three more parts of the country. Municipally-owned Cardiff Bus has just launched the IFF Card.... continue

‘SMART’ bus ticketing in the south-west of England has moved a step closer with the launch of a local authority/bus industry ‘not... continue

The release of national transport datasets for reuse in trip-planning applications has prompted calls for an overhaul of the “cumbersome”... continue

A UK-wide Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) smartcard ticketing system could be in operation on bus services within two years, according to a ticketing... continue