Question follow-through · 54299

Motorcycles: Bus Lanes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether motorcyclists are allowed to use bus lanes.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
22 May 2025
Target answer date
3 Jun 2025
Answer
3 Jun 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether motorcyclists are allowed to use bus lanes.

  2. 3 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The decision on whether to allow motorcycles to use bus lanes lies with the local authorities who have responsibility for them.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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