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High Street Celebrates Bussy Bargain Hunters - bus travel hits 11-year high with a million more bus journeys
A new report launched today by the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK reveals that a boom in bus use is helping to lift doom on the high street - with almost a billion bus journeys last year used for shopping.

Smart shoppers are getting back on board the bus in response to increasing congestion, rising parking costs and soaring fuel prices, leaving themselves more cash to splash in the shops.
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A Message From Simon Posner - Chief Executive, CPT UK (02/01/08)
It is hard to believe that it was one year ago that I was sending you all an email on my appointment as Chief Executive (or Director General as it was then) of CPT. A great deal has happened in that year. It has been a very busy time for both CPT, and, of course, for the bus, coach and light rail industries as a whole.
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Why You Need Your Trade Association
A trade association exists for this reason only: to support its members and further their interests, to defend them when they are under fire, and to try to agree, and then to promote, a common position on issues affecting the environment in which they operate.
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Political Influence
CPT has unparalleled influence in central, regional, local and EU Government. As the formally recognised voice of the industry, CPT is assured the access to politicians and officials at all levels, and crucially those in the UK Department for Transport.
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New Report Outlines Route to 129 Million More Bus Passengers
Bus passenger numbers in the UK’s major urban areas could rise by more than 11 per cent under a package of improvements to services delivered by operators and transport authorities, according to a new report published today (15/11) by the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK (CPT).
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Media Relations
CPT’s Media Relations team is frequently approached by the media for facts and comments on current affairs affecting our industry. CPT Spokespeople appear on TV, radio and are quoted in the national press, ensuring that the membership’s view is heard.
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Crisis Control
If your business is involved in an accident which attracts any kind of media attention – e.g. a road traffic accident – as a CPT member, you can hand over all the media relations – press, radio and TV – to CPT’s Crisis Control Team.
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Technical and Compliance Support
Unsure of the rules for tachograph calibration? Worried your new coach will need expensive adaptations to meet future requirements? CPT’s place at the heart of national and European decision making puts us in a strong position to advise members on current and future technical aspects.
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Information Services
Free to members, CPT provides information and advice on a broad range of subjects affecting operators’ businesses in an industry more heavily regulated today than ever before.
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Conferences, Workshops and Seminars
Usually free to members, CPT delivers a range of “face to face” opportunities for members to learn about new legislation and regulation, plus industry developments, and express their views directly to politicians and policy makers.
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Commercial Services
Competitive pricing, enhanced levels of service and additionally choice are the benefits CPT members can secure from a range of exclusive products and services negotiated with key industry suppliers.
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HEADLINES
12/03/08 - BURY RECEIVES INDUSTRY AWARD
33rd Annual CPT Scottish Conference
18/03/08 - LONDON COACH PARKING MAP LAUNCHED
01/05/08 - CPT South West Region One Stop Shop
19/03/08 - ONLINE VOSA SURVEY GOES LIVE
CPT's FULL RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT LOCAL TRANSPORT BILL

 News
12/03/08 - BURY RECEIVES INDUSTRY AWARD
The North West traditional market town of Bury has today been awarded CPT’s prestigious Coach Friendly Town Award. [read more]
19/03/08 - ONLINE VOSA SURVEY GOES LIVE
The Confederation of Passenger Transport UK has published an online survey to monitor the performance of the recently signed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between VOSA, CPT and a number of other leading Trade Associations. [read more]
18/03/08 - LONDON COACH PARKING MAP LAUNCHED
The new London Coach Parking Map for 2008 was today launched by David Brown, Managing Director of Surface at Transport for London and Simon Posner, Chief Executive of the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK, during an evening Reception at the London T [read more]
CPT'S FULL RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT LOCAL TRANSPORT BILL
CPT today (Friday 7 September) submitted its formal response, direct to the Department for Transport, to the Draft Local Transport Bill. The full response can be downloaded here.
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 Events
33RD ANNUAL CPT SCOTTISH CONFERENCE
This year's Scottish Conference - Adapting to our Environment - takes place at the Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder on Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 September. [read more]
01/05/08 - CPT SOUTH WEST REGION ONE STOP SHOP
CPT’s next One Stop Shop event takes place in Congresbury, Bristol on the evening of Thursday 1 May. [read more]
     
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