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CPT responds to Conservative Party Manifesto Content

CPT welcomes commitment to continue fully funded support for bus fares, if they win the next Election, but repeats call for support to grow services across the entire country.

CPT responds to Liberal Democrat Manifesto

CPT welcomes Liberal Democrats' recognition for the importance of bus services to rural communities and of supporting bus fares for young people. 

CPT urges new government to drive swift progress on vocational driver licensing reforms

CPT has now submitted its response to the DfT’s consultation on vocational driver licensing. 

CPT responds to concerns about EES border ID checks after 06 October

Trade body for UK bus and coach sector says it's working to mitigate impacts of the EU's biometric border arrangements on coach traveller hearing in to Europe, especially in peak periods. 

CPT is hiring!

CPT is seeking a new Press & Social Media Officer/Manager to support and enhance the performance of its Communications Team.

CPT urges new mayors to prioritise bus and coach.

CPT has written to the newly-elected mayors of nine combined authorities across the North and the Midlands to highlight the contribution bus and coach can make to the realisation of their policy ambitions.

CPT is hiring!

Interested in joining the team? 

CPT is seeking a Membership & Events Administrator to support and enhance the performance of the Membership Team.

CPT welcomes government proposals to speed up training for bus and coach drivers and to lower the minimum age for them to drive longer journeys.

CPT welcomes consultation on two key proposals it has long championed that will make training as a bus and coach driver more attractive to younger drivers 

CPT responds to Labour’s party’s plans for a better bus network across England

CPT says bus operators are committed to working with local leaders whatever the regulatory model any future government may bring forward.