Fall in local UK bus journeys to 12-year low prompts talk of crisis

Fall in local UK bus journeys to 12-year low prompts talk of crisis

Campaigners say eight years of funding cuts have left many areas without public transport

The number of local bus journeys has fallen to a 12-year low, prompting public transport campaigners to talk of a crisis in the services.

Latest Department for Transport figures show 1.2bn journeys were made in Britain between April and June, representing a 10% fall from a peak of 1.33bn between July and September 2008.

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Source: Guardian Transport

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