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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the size of the UK coach fleet.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
7 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the size of the UK coach fleet.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    There is no official estimate of the current coach fleet size. The Confederation of Passenger Transport published a report in 2020 which estimated that the UK coach fleet comprised around 27,500 vehicles.

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