Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 23558

Buses: Licensing

Tabled: 13 January 2025

Answered: 20 January 2025

Question

Alex Mayer

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a single Public Service Operator licence for each traffic area in England.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood

Under current arrangements, licensing for Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators in Great Britain is divided into eight traffic areas. No entity can hold more than one PSV licence in any single traffic area (except in the case of Special Restricted licenc...

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