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Buses: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many coaches were registered by the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain in (a) 2024 to date and (b) each of the last five years.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
6 Jan 2025
Target answer date
8 Jan 2025
Answer
13 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many coaches were registered by the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain in (a) 2024 to date and (b) each of the last five years.

  2. 8 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) collects annual data on the number of active and newly issued public service vehicle (PSV) operator licences and the vehicles authorised to operate under these licences. Coach operators are required to hold a v...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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