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<p> </p><p>There have been 3,385 existing bus registration cancellations in 2013/14
to date (with 5 days of the reporting period remaining). This is a reduction on the
previous two years. There were also 3,303 new bus service registrations processed
by the Office of the Traffic Commissioner across the same 12 month period. </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Concessionary travel should have no impact on the viability
of local bus services as reimbursement to bus operators is not a means to support
services which are not viable on a commercial basis. Legislation requires Travel Concession
Authorities (TCAs) to ensure that bus operators are left "no better off and no
worse off" as a consequence of taking part in the mandatory travel concession.
In general, TCAs set their Schemes each year and they have discretion to decide whether
or not to offer more than the mandatory concession in their own Scheme areas.</p><p>
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