Run a local bus service
Change or cancel a bus service
Apply to the local authority and the traffic commissioner if you want to:
- change a timetable, route or other detail of your service
- cancel the service
You must tell the local authority in England or the local council in Scotland that you’re changing or cancelling a bus service. You must do this 28 days before you apply to the traffic commissioner.
Apply to the traffic commissioner at least 42 days before your service changes or stops - or 56 days before if your service is in Wales.
Holders of a section 22 community bus permit must give at least 28 days’ notice in England and Wales, and 56 days in Scotland.
If you want to make the changes or cancel the service sooner, you must fill in a supplementary form (England, Scotland or Wales). The traffic commissioner decides whether or not to agree to this.
Fees
It costs:
- £60 to change a local bus service
- £13 to change a community bus service
There’s no fee for a cancellation.
Application and supplementary forms
Print off and fill in the application and supplementary forms to:
- change or cancel a registered bus service (England, Scotland or Wales)
- change or cancel a registered bus service with less than 56 days notice (England, Scotland or Wales)