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Tax and reporting rules for employers covering public transport expenses for employees
As an employer covering your employees’ public transport costs, you have…
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A list of bus companies and bus routes included in the £2 bus fare cap scheme.
Proposals could improve job opportunities for people aged 18 to 20, ease driver shortages and provide more reliable bus and coach services across Great Britain.
How to pay or challenge a penalty charge notice (PCN) or parking ticket - fixed penalty notice (FPN), standard or excess charge notice.
The approach the Secretary of State will normally take in deciding how to exercise their role under the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement (TSA) in relation to ticket offices.
The Bus Open Data Service (BODS) provides bus timetable, vehicle location and fares data for every local bus service in England.
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.
The CMA is reviewing the Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption Order to inform its recommendation to government on whether to replace or vary it when it expires on 28 February 2026.
The offer will be available for single bus tickets on over 5,000 routes in England (outside London), helping passengers save a third off the average ticket price.
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.
Some older people can get free travel on local buses - contact your council to check your eligibility and apply for a bus pass
Free transport from your local council - eligibility, rules for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), how to apply
Additional funding will help passengers save money on fares and support vulnerable bus routes.
The £2 fare cap has cut travel costs, especially in rural areas, where buses are vital for people to get around.
Apply for a transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply
The legal requirements for getting your driving licence, and how public transport works in the UK.
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