Guidance and regulation

A list of bus companies and bus routes included in the £2 bus fare cap scheme.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 22 April 2024

How to report a driver or their company to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) if you think they're breaking safety rules.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 4 August 2022

Notice of bus and coach operator licence applications to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the West Midlands.

• From: Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
• Updated: 26 April 2024

Information about how highway authorities can adopt roads.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 2 August 2022

Sets out the requirements for satisfying professional competence.

• From: Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
• Updated: 9 January 2024

Overview of the public service vehicle operator licensing system.

• From: Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
• Updated: 6 February 2024

Bringing people to the forefront of the Department for Transport's policies to ensure transport systems work for everyone.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 18 July 2023

Sets out how the requirements for available finance might be met.

• From: Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
• Updated: 9 January 2024

Advice on when a school employee with a car driving licence may drive a minibus and when a section 19 permit might be required.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 4 September 2013

How local transport authorities (LTAs) and bus operators can work together to develop a bus service improvement plan (BSIP).

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 16 January 2024

Get help as a local authority with the rollout of chargepoint infrastructure and other electric vehicle information.

• From: Department for Transport and 1 others
• Updated: 30 March 2023

Different bus registration and permit fees.

• From: Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
• Updated: 14 May 2021

Using seat belts in minibuses, coaches and other buses: advice and guidance on legal standards.

• From: Department for Transport and 1 others
• Updated: 1 May 2010

Outlines the procedures involved in applying for a Transport and Works Act order.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 14 July 2023

How travel authorities can reimburse bus operators that carry concessionary passholders such as disabled and older people.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 27 March 2024

A code of practice for vessels operating in Category A, B, C and D waters, and other inland waters

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 13 August 2014

Sets out how to use the Senior Traffic Commissioner's statutory guidance and statutory directions.

• From: Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
• Updated: 9 January 2024

Guidance for local authorities in England on how to assess the eligibility of disabled people for concessionary bus travel.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 4 April 2013

What you must be able to do and what you must know and understand to be a safe and responsible bus or coach driver.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 24 November 2014

Information for local transport authorities on how to apply for ZEBRA 2 bus funding.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 20 November 2023