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Bus deregulation in Great Britain

Bus deregulation in Great Britain involved the abolition of Road Service Licensing for bus services outside of Greater London. It began in 1980 with long-distance bus services and was extended to local bus services in 1986 under the Transport Act 1985. The abolition of Road Service Licensing removed the public sector's role in fare-setting, routes, and…

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Bus deregulation in Great Britain

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the growth of television which reduced evening travelinstance oftravel patterns began to change with the steady growth of car sales and other social changes0.80text
Fares Fairinstance ofthese however had to go out to competitive tender.Traffic Commissioners were stripped of their role in fare-setting.Municipal bus departments were reconstituted as arm's length…0.80text
in South Yorkshire were made illegal as then constituted.The Act had the effect of transferring financial risk from declining patronage from the public sector to the private sectorinstance ofthese however had to go out to competitive tender.Traffic Commissioners were stripped of their role in fare-setting.Municipal bus departments were reconstituted as arm's length…0.80text
route cross-subsidyinstance ofMany district councils' bus departments were sold or went bust due to the difficulty abandoning old practices0.80text
transporting school pupils without financial compensation from the local authorityinstance ofMany district councils' bus departments were sold or went bust due to the difficulty abandoning old practices0.80text
and inflexible collective bargaining agreements agreed long before deregulationinstance ofMany district councils' bus departments were sold or went bust due to the difficulty abandoning old practices0.80text

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