CPT delighted by Competition Commission’s rejection of franchising

The Confederation of Passenger Transport, which represents more than one thousand large and small bus and coach operators, has welcomed the Competition Commission’s rejection of franchising as a means to remedy market failures in the bus industry.

“The single biggest message to come out of this process is that, while measures need to be taken to further open up the market to competition, the current commercialised framework for delivering bus services is what serves the passenger...