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George Mair

George Mair. Director Confederation of Passenger Transport UK – Scotland. Who are CPT?. Government-recognised trade association for the bus and coach industries Offices in Edinburgh, Wales, London and English Regions Over 1,500 members in the UK

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George Mair

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  1. George Mair Director Confederation of Passenger Transport UK – Scotland www.cpt-uk.org @cpt_uk

  2. Who are CPT? Government-recognised trade association for the bus and coach industries Offices in Edinburgh, Wales, London and English Regions Over 1,500 members in the UK CPT members operate over 90% of commercial mileage in Scotland Members range from the largest multi-national transport groups to the smallest family businesses www.cpt-uk.org @cpt_uk

  3. What do we do? Focus for consultation and input into national and international legislation Provide members with support in areas such as EU, national & local regulations, operational practices and engineering standards CPT seeks to protect the interests of its members by working to influence, inform and enhance partnership working www.cpt-uk.org @cpt_uk

  4. What we don’t do? Run Buses www.cpt-uk.org @cpt_uk

  5. Scotland’s Bus Services • 331m km operated 2014-15 • Av commercially operated mileage across Scotland = 80% - < rural – urban > • 414m journeys 2014-15 • 80% of passenger journeys • £2.5bn Scottish bus passenger retail spend • £5.4bn GVA to the Scottish economy • 30% of commuter journeys are by bus www.cpt-uk.org @cpt_uk

  6. “Challenges Facing Rural Bus Operators” www.cpt-uk.org @cpt_uk

  7. Rural Bus Challenges? People – widely dispersed and rural population demographics Centralisation – larger schools; bigger hospitals; surgeries and college mergers Funding – national; local and operator Planning – small to medium developments away from recognised pt corridors Staff – challenges in employing staff in rural areas www.cpt-uk.org @cpt_uk

  8. People • 18% (circa 1m people) live in rural areas • Rural classed areas equates to 97% of Land Area • Higher proportion of people aged 45 and over Source: Scottish Government - Rural Scotland Key Fact 2015 www.cpt-uk.org @cpt_uk

  9. Funding • BSOG • Support for bus services • Concession reimbursement BRDG – gone! BIF – gone? www.cpt-uk.org @cpt_uk

  10. The Cookney Example Aberdeenshire Council supported bus service (103) - Mon to Sat – one journey per day Aberdeenshire Council Kincardine & Mearns A2B dial-a-bus - Thursday’s weekly www.cpt-uk.org @cpt_uk

  11. Thank You George Mair Director, CPT Scotland georgem@cpt-uk.org.uk @georgemairCPT Tel: 0131 260 5109 www.cpt-uk.org @cpt_uk

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