Run a local bus service
Change or cancel a bus service
Apply to the local authority and the traffic commissioner if you want to:
- change a timetable, route or other detail of your service
- cancel the service
You must tell the local authority in England or the that you鈥檙e changing or cancelling a bus service. You must do this 28 days before you apply to the traffic commissioner.
Apply to the traffic commissioner at least 42 days before your service changes or stops - or 56 days before if your service is in Wales.
Holders of a section 22 community bus permit must give at least 28 days鈥� notice in England and Wales, and 56 days in Scotland.
If you want to make the changes or cancel the service sooner, you must fill in a supplementary form (England, Scotland or Wales). The traffic commissioner decides whether or not to agree to this.
Fees
It costs:
- 拢60 to change a local bus service
- 拢13 to change a community bus service
There鈥檚 no fee for a cancellation.
Application and supplementary forms
Print off and fill in the application and supplementary forms to:
- change or cancel a registered bus service (England, Scotland or Wales)
- change or cancel a registered bus service with less than 56 days notice (England, Scotland or Wales)