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Free transport from your local council - eligibility, rules for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), how to apply
Tax and reporting rules for employers covering public transport expenses for employees
As an employer covering your employees’ public transport costs, you have…
You don’t have to report anything to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if…
If the public transport costs aren’t exempt, you may have to report them…
The following guides contain more detailed information: employment income:…
Information about how local authorities use open data to stimulate growth and innovation, save costs and develop more sustainable transport.
Transport on trains, planes, cars, taxis and minicabs, buses, coaches and wheelchairs for disabled people - Freedom Pass, Disabled Person's Railcard, concessionary bus pass and Shopmobility.
Find out more information on expenses, payments and benefits that are non-taxable.
Find out the 'place of supply' rules for passenger transport and the VAT zero rating of public passenger transport if you supply it in the UK.
If your child cannot walk to school because of their special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) your local council must provide transport
Take the Bus campaign encourages older people to make the most of free bus travel.
The legal requirements for getting your driving licence, and how public transport works in the UK.
Information about free travel schemes available for Ukrainians travelling to and onward within the UK.
Provides an introduction to data sharing, explaining why local authorities should share transport data and what open data means.
Explains what local authorities should do before publishing their data.
Information supporting the Inclusive Transport Strategy including policy papers and announcements.
Find out if your child is eligible for help with the cost of home to school transport
An overview of the process for registering and operating local bus services in England and Wales
Funding for local authorities to spend on home-to-school travel for children from low-income families from 2021 to 2025.
Contact your local council to find out who issues disabled bus passes in your area as part of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme
Some older people can get free travel on local buses - contact your council to check your eligibility and apply for a bus pass
Protecting staff, passengers and property on public transport: police roles, CCTV and witness evidence use, tools to restrict anti-social acts
We work with our agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK’s businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move....
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