Bus Operation in the United Kingdom/Glossary
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- Discs - the physical paper disks, one of which is issued per vehicle authorised to be used by an operator. These must be carried on the vehicle when in use.[1]
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- Hire or Reward - any payment which gives a passenger a right to be carried, even if a passenger does not subsequently travel. The payment may not always necessarily be cash.[2] Indirect payment is also included, such as payments to a hotel that include travel to the hotel.[1]
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- Local bus services - A bus service where passengers pay separate fares, and can alight within 15 miles (24 kilometres) (as the crow flies) of their boarding point.[3]
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- Public Service Vehicle (PSV) - a motor vehicle (other than a tram), that fits within either of the following two criteria: a vehicle adapted to carry more than eight passengers, that is used for carrying passengers for hire or reward; or a vehicle not so adapted, but is used for carrying passengers for hire or reward at separate fares in the course of a business of carrying passengers.[4]
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- Transport Manager A person, or persons, within a bus operator, responsible for legal compliance.[5] See The Roles & Responsibilities of Transport Managers.
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References
- ↑ a b "Public Service Vehicle Operator Licensing: Guide for Operators" (PDF). VOSA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ↑ Albert v Motor Insurers Bureau. 1971 3 WLR 291
- ↑ "Run a local bus service: overview". gov.uk. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ↑ "Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981" (PDF). 15 April 1981. pp. Chapter 14, P1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ↑ Office of the Traffic Commissioner (30 June 2014). "Transport manager responsibilities". Moving On. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.