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Local transport funding, concessionary travel, buses, taxis, private hire vehicles and trams.

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Services

• Apply for an older person's bus pass

  Some older people can get free travel on local buses - contact your council to check your eligibility and apply for a bus pass

• Manage your vehicle operator licence

  Update your HGV or PSV operator licence (O licence), add more vehicles, increase your vehicle limit and add or remove a transport manager

• Apply for a disabled person's bus pass

  Contact your local council to find out who issues disabled bus passes in your area as part of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme

• Apply for a vehicle operator licence

  Apply and pay for a HGV, PSV or interim operator licence (O licence) if you use vehicles to transport goods or passengers

• PSV (Public Service Vehicle) operator licences

  Types of public service vehicle (PSV) operator licences, application forms and application guidance notes. Appealing a decision and making changes to your licence

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Guidance and regulation

• Adoption of roads by highway authorities

  Guidance

  20 April 2017

  Department for Transport

• Driving school minibuses advice: schools and local authorities

  Guidance

  4 September 2013

  Department for Education and Department for Transport

• Bus registration and permits: scale of fees

  Guidance

  20 April 2017

  Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain

• Classifying roads and organising the primary route network
  • Statutory guidance
  • 13 March 2012
  • Department for Transport
• Seat belts in minibuses, coaches and other buses
  • Guidance
  • 1 May 2010
  • Department for Transport

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News and communications

United Coaches Ltd

20 September 2018 - Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain - Decision

1. Stay refused pending appeal: BKG Transport Limited, Whiteparish Transport Limited and Terry Kevin Gover
   • 14 September 2018
   • Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
   • Decision
2. Gillian Geddes T/A Happy Days Out Of School Care
   • 3 September 2018
   • Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
   • Decision
3. Meritrule Limted, Mark Warrren, and Classic Routemasters Limited.
   • 24 August 2018
   • Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
   • Decision
4. Fuller Grab Hire Limited and Smallfield Recycling Limited
   • 8 August 2018
   • Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
   • Decision

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Research and statistics

• Local Sustainable Transport Fund: final meta-analysis
  • 6 September 2018
  • Department for Transport
  • Research
• LSTF evaluation: strategic employment sites and business parks
  • 6 September 2018
  • Department for Transport
  • Research
• LSTF evaluation: carbon impacts and congestion relief
  • 6 September 2018
  • Department for Transport
  • Research
• Local road user survey report 2016
  • 6 September 2018
  • Department for Transport
  • Research
• Sustainable Travel Towns: evaluation of the longer-term impacts
  • 6 September 2018
  • Department for Transport
  • Research

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Policy and engagement

• Future of mobility call for evidence 30 July 2018

  Department for Transport and Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

  Closed consultation

  Date closed 10 September 2018

• Blue Badge (disabled parking) scheme eligibility review 29 July 2018

  Department for Transport

  Consultation outcome

  Date closed 18 March 2018

• Section 19 and 22 permits: how to apply EU Regulation 1071/2009 20 July 2018

  Department for Transport

  Consultation outcome

  Date closed 04 May 2018

• Senior Traffic Commissioner's Statutory Documents: 2018 revisions
  • 16 July 2018
  • Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
  • Closed consultation
  • Date closed 27 August 2018
• Blue Badge (disabled parking) scheme eligibility consultation: summary of responses and outcome
  • 29 July 2018
  • Department for Transport
  • Policy paper

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Transparency

• Bus Service Operators Grant payments to English operators up to 31 March 2017
  • 1 February 2018
  • Department for Transport
  • Transparency
• Bus Service Operators Grant payments to English operators up to 31 March 2016
  • 29 September 2016
  • Department for Transport
  • Transparency
• The number of bus drivers in the UK by age
  • 1 February 2016
  • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
  • Foi release
• Successful bids for the Clean Bus Technology Fund 2015
  • 3 January 2016
  • Department for Transport
  • Transparency
• Bids for the electrically assisted pedal cycle scheme
  • 28 September 2015
  • Department for Transport
  • Transparency

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Organisations

1. Department for Transport
2. Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
3. Office for Low Emission Vehicles
4. Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
5. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

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1. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
2. Maritime & Coastguard Agency
3. Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
4. Department for Education
5. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
6. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
7. HM Revenue & Customs

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