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Passengers are the losers in areas with poor competition

20 May 2011
 

Many bus passengers are failing to benefit from the effects of competition, says the Commission.

“We find that very few routes overlap substantially with the route of a competing operator along a large proportion of their length. This implies a lack of head-to-head competition for passengers in many cases.”

In urban areas the supply of bus services is highly concentrated – the average share of supply of the largest operator in an urban area is 69%. “The great majority...

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