‘Too much scope for fraud in concessions’

CONCESSIONARY FARES

Welsh traffic commissioner Nick Jones has called for better controls on concessionary travel claims in the wake of the Express Motors fraud case last year. He also suggests councils should work together in consortia to improve their handling of public funding for bus services.

Five men from Gwynedd-based Express Motors were jailed last year after a court heard that they claimed more than £88,000 in reimbursement from Gwynedd Council for fake concessionary journeys. The court was told that...

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