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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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