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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  1. 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.
  2. Albert v Motor Insurers Bureau. 1971 3 WLR 291
  3. "Run a local bus service: overview". gov.uk. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.