Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 61977

Buses: Standards

Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a delay repay compensation scheme for coach travel.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department for Transport has not undertaken an assessment of introducing a delay repay compensation scheme specifically for coach travel. Unlike the rail industry, where delay repay schemes are a standard requirement within franchise agreements, the w...

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