The ball is in the DfT’s court to issue clear guidance for community transport permits

John Taylor is a director of passenger transport consultancy The TAS?Partnership and has worked in the field of accessible, flexible and community-based transport since the 1970s.

Given the years of hostile correspondence, lengthy arguments and denouncements in the press, it may seem somewhat perverse for the High Court to have concluded that the Bus and Coach Association (BCA), DfT, DVSA,  Community Transport Association (CTA), and Mobility Matters are all in agreement with each other when it comes to community transport. However, this reflects the difficulty in coming up with abstract formulations of the meaning of “non-commercial purposes” – the...

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