Under the Transport Act 2000, local authorities such as Cambridgeshire County Council have special powers that allow them to set standards for information provided by bus operators in the county. Where information falls short of the standards, we have powers that enable us to recoup reasonable costs that we incurr in raising the standards to the required level.

We have produced the Cambridgeshire Bus Information Strategy which sets out these standards. The strategy sets out a two-stage process to improving bus information:

• Stage 1.  Sets a minimum standard for all bus information, including the provision of paper information.  This is both in the form of booklets and timetables at stops and the rolling out of a programme of real time bus information along all of the corridors in the county.
• Stage 2. Develops this approach further, introducing branding of services to provide a common feel to county bus services

The document can be accessed from the link on the right.