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Ending concessionary travel isn’t on the agenda. But tweaking the policy should be

David Hunter, Not for Profit Planning
23 June 2017
David Hunter runs Not for Profit Planning and is a former accessible transport manager for the City of Edinburgh Council.
David Hunter runs Not for Profit Planning and is a former accessible transport manager for the City of Edinburgh Council.

 

In January the Scottish transport minister Humza Yousaf announced that there would be a consultation on the future of Scotland’s concessionary travel scheme. The current scheme, which was set up in 2006, has faced criticism on the grounds of escalating cost – £207.8m in 2016/17 – and also from bus operators, who have seen reimbursement levels fall in recent years to a new low of 56.9% of the standard adult fare.

However, the review is also timely in providing an...

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