Bus Users UK launches its 2024 Manifesto

The body supporting bus passengers in the UK is calling for communities to be at the heart of transport planning with long-term, fully funded support for public, shared and active travel. It says, with the latest figures from the Department for Transport showing a mixed picture for UK bus services with bus mileage down and […]

Jennie Martin takes over as Bus Users chair

The former Secretary General of ITS (UK), Jennie Martin MBE has been appointed as the new Chair of Bus Users UK following a unanimous vote of the Board. Described as “a passionate campaigner for inclusive, equitable and sustainable transport”, Mrs Martin retired from ITS (UK) in January and is now the Ambassador of the Network […]

Bus Users Chair steps down

Ben Colson MBE is standing down as Chair of Bus Users UK after five and a half years in the role. He joined Bus Users in 2018 following a career in the UK bus industry in which he founded the Kings Lynn based Norfolk Green Bus Company, the only SME to receive the UK Bus […]

Survey launched to showcase bus accessibility

Bus Users UK in partnership with Disability Rights UK and CPT, is launching an ‘Accessibility Audit’ for bus and coach operators. The aim is to identify what operators are currently doing and plan to do, in order to make their services more accessible to passengers and local communities. The results will be shared with passengers, […]