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Some older people can get free travel on local buses - contact your council to check your eligibility and apply for a bus pass
Update your HGV or PSV operator licence (O licence), add more vehicles, increase your vehicle limit and add or remove a transport manager
Contact your local council to find out who issues disabled bus passes in your area as part of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme
Check heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and public service vehicle (PSV) operator applications and decisions
Find lorry and bus operators by name, address or licence number
Apply and pay for a HGV, PSV or interim operator licence (O licence) if you use vehicles to transport goods or passengers.
Find registered local bus services by operator name, licence number, or start and finish point
Types of public service vehicle (PSV) operator licences, application forms and application guidance notes. Appealing a decision and making changes to your licence
Application to change a timetable, route or other detail of your LSR, or cancel it.
Run a bus service in and out of London - registering, London Service Permit, bus registration, public service vehicle operator’s licence, PSV
Limousines must be run by a licensed operator unless they're being hired out without a driver - licensing, private hire vehicle, public service vehicle
Use the technical application submission (TAS) service to send Certificate of Initial Fitness (COIF), accessibility certificate and notifiable alterations forms
Application form (PSV350) to register a standard local bus service.
Supplementary form to start, change or cancel a local registered bus service with less than the required notice (PSV350A).
How to apply for the Bus Service Operators Grant as a community transport operator.
How to apply for the Bus Service Operators Grant as a commercial transport operator.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing works bus services
Book an accessibility certificate test for a public service vehicle (PSV) if you do not have one from when it was originally approved.
Tell the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) if you make changes to a bus or coach accessibility type-approval.
Apply for a section 22 community bus permit.
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