Amendment on Quality Contract approval will spur bus operators to raise their game

The news that transport ministers have caved in to pressure from Labour backbenchers and the PTEs, and given local authorities the ultimate decision on whether to proceed with a Quality Contract is disturbing news for bus operators.

Previously operators at least had some sort of certainty that if a local authority wanted to impose greater regulation on its local bus network, suitable checks and balances would be in place to ensure an impartial decision was reached. The last minute amendments to...