Chapter 02 - Bus and Coach travel

1. Introduction

1.1 This chapter provides information on bus and coach travel, such as the numbers of passenger journeys and vehicle-kilometres, passenger receipts and local bus fare indices, the numbers of vehicles of various types and the numbers of staff employed.

1.2 Estimates of passenger numbers, receipts and fares are based on a survey by the DfT and are therefore subject to sampling error. Figures from 2004-05 onwards are based on an improved methodology and may not be directly comparable with previous years. See the bus and coach section of the user guide.

Bus travel in Scotland was profoundly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, with restrictions on travel and daily activity in place for large parts of 2020. Comparisons with 2020 should therefore be treated with caution.

Key points

234 million journeys were made by bus in 2021-22. This is an increase of 87 per cent on 2020-21. Almost two fifths of these were made under the National Concessionary Travel Scheme.
There were 1.5 million people with National Concessionary Travel cards in Scotland in 2022.
The bus industry received £329 million in funding from local or central government in 2021-22. Passenger revenue in 2021-22 stood at £265 million in Scotland.

2. Main Points

Vehicles and Passengers

2.1 Around 234 million passenger journeys were made by bus in Scotland in 2021-22. This is an increase of 87 per cent on 2020-21 and a 52 per cent fall from a peak in 2007-08. Journeys under the National Concessionary Travel Scheme make up almost two fifths of this figure (37%). (Table 2.2a)

2.2 The distance covered by local bus services (expressed in terms of 'vehicle kilometres') can be seen as a measure of bus service provision. Although this risen in 2021 by 13%, this was a much smaller rise than the increase in passenger numbers (87%). (Table 2.3a)

2.3 The number of buses in operators' fleets decreased by 8 per cent since 2016-17 and there was a 14 per cent decrease in the number of staff employed in the industry over the same period. (Table 2.1a and 2.4)

2.4 Passenger journeys in Great Britain fell by 37% and Scotland by 40% over the past five years. Vehicle kilometres in Scotland fell by 13% and Great Britain 14% over the same period. (Table 2.2a and 2.3a)

2.5 The declining trend in bus use contrasts with train travel in Scotland. Train accounts for only a quarter of the passenger journeys made by bus, but saw steady increases in passenger numbers over the years leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Table SGB1)

2.6 Bus travel in the South West and Strathclyde and South East (corresponding to the Regional Transport Partnership areas of SPT, SWestrans (Dumfries and Galloway) and SEStran) accounts for 84 per cent of bus journeys in Scotland. (Table 2.2b)

2.7 Bus use is higher in urban areas and lower in rural areas. The Scottish Household Survey travel diary shows 62 per cent of those who used the bus the previous day lived in large urban areas compared to three per cent of users living in accessible rural areas. (This compares to population estimates of 35% living in large urban areas and 6% living in remote rural areas.) These figures are supported by the results of the more general question on bus use included in the Transport and Travel in Scotland publication which shows 21 per cent of respondents in large urban areas had used the bus in the last month compared to 4 per cent of those in accessible rural areas. (Table 2.10)

Operator revenue

2.8 Bus operators in Scotland received £594 million in revenue in 2021-22, an increase of 27 per cent on the previous year. Adjusting for the effects of inflation, total passenger revenue was 24 per cent less than 5 years ago. (Table 2.8)

2.9 In 2021-22, almost over half (£329 million, 55%) of operator revenue came from local or central government: through concessionary travel reimbursement, Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) or supported services. In the year previous, government support accounted for 72% of operator revenue. Passenger revenue (i.e. ticket sales to non-concessionary passengers) accounted for around 45 per cent of operators' revenue (£265 million). Additional non-revenue support is excluded from these figures, specifically the Scottish Green Bus Fund and the Bus Investment Fund. (Table 2.8)

2.10 In real terms (adjusting for the effects of inflation), funding from local and national government is now 2 per cent lower than five years ago and overall passenger revenue is 24 percent less than it was 5 years ago. When looking at these figures it is necessary to consider the passenger number figures in Table 2.2a and the fares data in Table 2.5. Passenger revenue over the last five years has not increased due to a 40 per cent decrease in passengers, although when adjusting for inflation, fares have decreased by 3 per cent below general inflation over the same period. (Table 2.8, 2.2a and 2.5)

Fares

2.11 Bus fares in Scotland have decreased by 3 per cent in real terms (adjusting for the effects of inflation) over the past five years, while there was no change for Great Britain. In current prices, i.e. viewing fare increases in the way that a consumer would, fares have risen by almost 11 per cent over the past five years. The increase in current prices is less than in Great Britain as a whole which has seen a 14% increase over the last five years. (Table 2.5)

Operator costs

2.12 As would be expected with the recovery in passenger numbers and increase in service provision (as reflected in vehicle kilometres), operator costs per passenger journey decreased significantly in 2021-22. In 2021-22 operating costs per passenger journey fell by 40 per cent from £4.61 per passenger journey to £2.78. Although the operating costs per vehicle km is lower than for the rest of GB (excluding London), operating costs per passenger journey remain higher than GB (£2.78 in Scotland, compared to £2.46 for GB excluding London). See also 'Other sources of data', as more detailed costs data is available from the Confederation of Passenger Transport. (Table 2.6 and 2.7)

Passenger Satisfaction

2.13 In 2021, the majority of people were satisfied with most aspects of bus services that the Scottish Household Survey asked them about (the relevant questions are currently included in the survey every second year). At least 80 per cent of respondents were satisfied with the extent to which buses ran to timetable; the cleanliness of buses; bus service is stable and not regularly changing; the ease of finding out route and timetable information; feel safe/secure on bus during day; and the simplicity of deciding which ticket they need. (Table 2.11)

2.15 Respondents gave lower satisfaction scores for the extent to which buses were environmentally friendly (53%) and whether the fares were good value (60%).

2.16 Additionally there was a noticeable difference in those who felt safe on the bus during the day and in the evening. Ninety-five per cent of respondents agreed that they felt safe using the bus during the day compared to 73 per cent in the evening.

Concessionary Travel

2.17 The National Concessionary Travel Scheme for older and disabled people was rolled out across Scotland in April 2006. The scheme enables individuals aged 60+ or those with an eligible disability to travel free on buses across Scotland using a valid National Entitlement Card (NEC).

On 31 January 2022, the new Young Persons' Free Bus Travel Scheme was launched, which provides free bus travel for everyone living in Scotland between the ages of 5 and 21 (Table 2.13).

Residents on the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland who qualify for free bus travel under the Older and Disabled Persons' scheme can also get two free return ferry journeys to the mainland each year. Residents on the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland, plus North Ayrshire, Argyle and Bute and Highland Council who are aged 16-18 also receive two free return ferry journeys to the mainland each year.

Before the Young Persons' scheme was introduced, those aged 16-18 and young volunteers aged 19-25 were also entitled to discounted bus and rail travel. 149,000 young people were eligible to access the travel concessions available through their Young Scot NEC in 2020.

Young volunteers aged 22-25, who live in Scotland and volunteer more than 30 hours a week, can still access a third off the adult single fare on almost all local and long-distance buses in Scotland with a valid Young Scot NEC. Additionally, young people aged 16-18 (16-25 for full time volunteers) with a Young Scot NEC can access some additional rail discounts, including a third off rail travel and season tickets at a 50% discount (some restrictions apply).

The young persons scheme is excluded from the analysis in paragraph 2.19 and 2.20 but is included in table 11.29 .

In addition to the Scottish Government's concessionary travel schemes, some local authorities offer other non-bus concessions which are also delivered on the NEC. These non-bus concessions are available to cardholders who live in that area and available on a local basis.

The Scottish National Blind Persons' Scheme is also delivered on the NEC, but is not operated by the Scottish Government. This is a voluntary arrangement between local authorities, COSLA and participating transport operators and provides free rail and ferry travel throughout Scotland for cardholders who have the eye symbol on their NEC indicating they have a card due to a visual impairment.

2.18 90% of young people (16-18) had access to concessionary travel with a Young Scot NEC in 2021. Over 50% of eligible young people (5-21) have a concessionary pass under the new scheme as of 1 November 22, and 89% of those aged 60 or over had a pass. These uptakes have changed little over the period since the introduction of the national scheme, though there has been a steady increase in pass holder numbers over the period. (Table 2.12 and 2.13)

2.19 The majority of pass holders (90%) in the Older and Disabled Persons' Scheme hold a pass on the basis of age. Of those who have a pass for disabilities or visual impairments, 78% have a companion card which allows someone to travel with them on the bus. Cardholder numbers by local authority are shown in Table 2.14. (Table 2.13)

2.20 Details of trips made on buses under the National Concessionary Travel Schemes are included in Table 2.2a. Further details of journeys made on all modes of transport under the National Schemes and current and previous local schemes are shown in table 11.29. Bus journeys account for almost all (98%) of journeys made under concessionary travel schemes. See the personal and cross modal travel section of the user guide for more detail around what is included in this table.

Other sources of data (not National Statistics)

2.21 Some industry data are available, though as they are not produced by Government they are not National Statistics and do not comply with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. They are included here as an alternative information source which may be of interest to readers.

2.22 The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) publish a Cost Index on their website. This shows that wages, staffing and labour accounted for around 60% of operating costs, with fuel accounting for 16%. Total costs have been above inflation for the last few years.

2.23 The Office of the Traffic Commissioner are responsible for the licensing of the operators of buses and coaches and the registration of local bus services (routes). Statistics are published in the Traffic Commissioners of Great Britain Annual Reports. There were 7 cases of action taken at public inquiry for non-compliance (under the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981) in Scotland in 2021-22, one more than in 2020-21.

Notes

This worksheet contains one table.

note 1

This table covers all operators who run local bus services, including those who also do non-local work (e.g. private hire, school contracts). In previous years this table has also included operators who do solely non-local work. However, the Department for Transport no longer collects figures for these 'non-local' operators. In previous years non-local operators have accounted for around 8% of the Public Service Vehicles in use. Figures presented here will be lower than those previously published by a corresponding margin.

note 2

London buses (on local services) are equipped with non-ITSO (Oyster) smartcard readers.

note 3

Previous figures have been revised.

note 4

EMV stands for Europay, MasterCard, and Visa. Many credit and debit cards can now be used for contactless payments where card holders can pay for their bus fare by touching their card on a reader rather than typing in their pin number. Passengers may also use such as Android Pay or Apple Pay. Excludes figures provided by a small number of operators whose vehicles were equipped but the readers were not live as at 31 March.mobile phone apps

note 5

Buses which have an Accessibility certificate issued under the Disability Discrimination Act PSV Accessibility Regulations 2000 (DDA PSVAR 2000 Certificate)

note 6

Buses which do not have a DDA PSVAR 2000 Certificate but which have low floor designs, suitable for wheelchair access

note 7

There is a break in the series in 2004/05 due to changes in the estimation methodology.

note 8

This table uses figures gathered through the Department for Transport's survey of PSV operators. Figures obtained from this source are revised as a matter of course and this table is likely to differ from previously published figures. Links to further information can be found on the Sources sheet.

note 9

Figures include a degree of estimation (e.g. allowances for claims not yet been processed) and may incur some small revisions to previously published data.

note 10

Administrative data collected by Transport Scotland in relation to the older and disabled persons scheme and the young persons scheme bus journeys. This is around 2-5% different from Scotland level estimates calculated from DfT survey data.

note 11

Estimated from DfT survey data; this will not be directly comparable with administrative data for Scotland.

note 12

Regional groupings have been dictated by commercial sensitivities around the disclosure of bus operators' financial information.

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note 14

Perth and Kinross, Stirling, Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City

note 15

Eilean Siar, Highland, Moray, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, Argyll & Bute

note 16

Clackmannanshire, East Lothian, Falkirk, Fife, Midlothian, Scottish Borders, Edinburgh City, West Lothian

note 17

Dumfries & Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow City, North Lanarkshire

note 18

There is a break in the series in 2004/05 due to changes in the estimation methodology.

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note 20

Commercial and subsidised totals may not match Scotland totals due to rounding.

note 21

Figures relate to the financial year end.

note 22

Figures for local operators only (including those doing some non-local work)

note 23

Staff are classified according to their main occupation as some may have more than one function.

note 24

Break in the series due to changes in the estimation methodology from 2004/05

note 25

Fares at March of each year

note 26

Adjusted for general inflation, using the Retail Prices Index.

note 27

Adjusted for general inflation using the GDP market price deflator.

note 28

note 29

Buses in London operate under a different regulatory model to the rest of the country, and comparisons on an operating costs basis between London and the rest of the country would have little meaning. London figures are therefore excluded from this table.

note 30

Passenger fare receipts only include fare receipts retained by bus operators. On some tendered or supported services, fare receipts are passed to the local authority.

note 31

note 32

Until 2003-04, receipts for local bus services include concessionary fare reimbursement from local authorities. From 2004-05 this only includes fare reciepts retained by bus operators. On some tendered or supported services, fare receipts are passed to the local authority.

note 33

Government support includes Bus Service Operators Grant, Concessionary Bus Travel and Local Authority gross costs incurred in support of bus services. The National Concessionary Travel scheme was introduced in April 2006. Figures for Government support prior to this include all modes of concessionary travel so are not comparable with later years.

note 34

The figures for 2012/13 Include an additional transitional assistance of £10 million for concessionary fares and £3 million for bus service operators grant towards the costs of bus operators by way of grant made under section 38 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001. Concessionary fares for 2013/14 also included transitional assistance of £1.7 million.

note 35

Figures for previous years have been revised.

note 36

This table includes some figures gathered through the Department for Transport's survey of PSV operators. Figures obtained from this source are revised as a matter of course and this table is likely to differ from previously published figures. Links to further information can be found on the Sources sheet.

note 37

Total of all local authorities' gross costs incurred in support of bus services, either directly or by subsidies to operators or individuals.

note 38

Figures refer to Transport Scotland spending on elderly, disabled and youth schemes. Prior to the centralisation of funding in 2006/07 it is not possible split out spending on bus schemes alone. Small revisions have been made to the years 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15

note 39

Includes Local Authority spending.

note 40

GB figures cover the total of all local authorities' net costs of concessionary bus travel and include funding for taxi tokens as well as administation costs.

note 41

There is no information on concessionary spending for 'other' modes in England and Wales. Therefore, the only difference between the GB (bus) and GB (all modes) figures will be a result of the differences in the Scotland concessionary fares figures only.

note 42

Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) is a subsidy provided by Central Government to operators of local bus services.

note 43

Statistics for Concessionary Fare spend and Local Authority support for bus for England are published by Department for Communities and Local Government. Figures for Great Britain are calculated by combining the England, Wales and Scotland figures.

note 44

Totals exclude 'non-revenue' funding, specifically the Scottish Green Bus Fund and the Bus Investment Fund.

note 45

note 46

Local Authority Transport Undertakings - Buses was added to the LFR 05 return in 2008/09. Data is not available for previous years and the total expenditure for 2007/08 is not comparable with later years.

note 47

BSOG in London now forms part of their public support grant (from October 2013).

note 48

The figure for 2018/19 Includes £3.25m additional assistance towards overall industry operating costs, via grant made under section 38 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001.

note 49

The 2019/20 and 2020/21 values for BSOG include covid-19 section 70 support grant.

note 50

The 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 values for concessionary fares include covid-19 section 70 support grant in respect of the Free Bus Scheme.

note 51

This table has been amended from previous publications to ensure the method of calculation is consistent with other transport tables using Scottish Household Survey data. Percentages are slightly modified.

note 52

The concessionary travel pass question was not asked in 2018, but wil be asked again in 2019 and alternate years.

note 53

For concessionary travel pass, sample size in 2003 was 1,983 as this data was not collected in quarter 1; sample size in 2006 was 2,120 as a new concessionary scheme was introduced in April 2006.

note 54

Prior to 2007 only journeys over 1/4 mile were recorded. Since 2007 all journeys are recorded. This creates a discontinuity in the time series between 2006 and 2007.

note 55

From 2007 onwards, two new categories, 'Go home' and 'Just go for a walk', were added. 'Go home' has been separated out in this table but 'Just go for a walk' has not as these are largely going to be walking (only) journeys.

note 56

SHS data. Question asked of adults (16+), who have used the bus in the previous month.

note 57

Prior to 2012, question asked 'buses are on time'.

note 58

Changes to the questionnaire have been made between years so some response options are removed and new ones added.

note 59

The question about feeling safe and secure on the bus was split in 2009 to ask about during the day and in the evening.

note 60

This question will be asked in alternate years from 2019.

note 61

The question started thus: "do you have a concessionary travel pass which allows you to travel free of charge …" ' The remainer of the question depended upon the national minimum concessionary fare arrangements that applied at the time. - From April 2003 to March 2006, the question concluded: "…. on off-peak local bus services" - From April 2006, the question concluded: "… on scheduled bus services"

note 62

Figures for 2003 and 2006 relate to the period from April to December, as new concessionary fare arrangements were introduced in April 2006.

note 63

This question is being asked in alternate years.

note 64

As at October in each year, with the exception of 2009 where the figure is as at February.

note 65

Figures for 2007 and 2008 should be interpreted with caution, due to possible double-counting in one local authority

note 66

This table displays changes over time at a national level. For the most up to date figures at national and local authority level consult table 23.

note 67

The new supplier of the National Entitlement Card programme is able to provide a more detailed split of card holder eligibility than Transport Scotland received previously. As well as being able to better identify eligibility, the new reports also identify duplicate cards ie where a customer has a card due to expire at the end of the month and a replacement has been issued, so these can now be excluded from the totals. These changes mean that data for 2013 onwards is not directly comparable with earlier years. Figures for Young Scot disability cards were mistakenly excluded from the figures for 2013. The figures have now been corrected.

note 68

This table provides the most up to date figure for the number of concessionary passes on issue at local authority and national level. Table 2.13 displays changes over time at a national level.

note 69

Break in the local bus series (outside London) due to changes in the estimation methodology from 2004/05.

note 70

Due to changes in the survey in response to covid-19, 2020 data is not directly comparable with previous years, so there is a break in the time series between 2019 and 2020

note 71

The Young Persons' Free Bus Concession (Free bus travel for 5-21 year olds) replaced the former Young Persons' Scheme on 31st January 22 and now covers discounted travel for 16-18 year olds.

note 72

Figures for passenger journeys and vehicle kilometres have been revised.

Table 2.1a: Public Service Vehicle characteristics (Local Operators) [Note 1]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: DfT Bus Statistics
Vehice characteristics	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	% change over 1 year	% change over 5 years
Number of buses used as Public Service Vehicles										thousands
Scotland	4.8	4.6	4.6	4.3	4.3	4.0	4.2	4.1	4.4	3.7	3.7	0	-8
Great Britain	42.3	42.0	42.1	41.7	40.8	40.4	40.2	39.4	38.4	37.8	36.5	-3	-10
Average age of the bus fleet
Scotland	8.5	8.3	8.3	8.1	7.9	8.0	8.5	8.0	8.1	8.7	[Unavailable]	[Unavailable]	[Unavailable]
Great Britain	7.8	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.7	7.6	7.8	7.7	8.0	8.6	[Unavailable]	[Unavailable]	[Unavailable]
Percentage of buses with CCTV										%
Scotland [Note 3]	58	65	67	72	78	82	90	89	91	92	92	0	12
Great Britain	72	77	80	84	87	90	91	92	93	94	94	0	5
Percentage of bus fleet with automatic vehicle location (AVL) device								%
Scotland	76	81	90	86	86	94	95	95	99	98	98	0	4
Great Britain	73	86	91	93	94	96	97	97	98	98	98	0	2
Percentage of buses with live ITSO smartcard readers									%
Scotland	89	89	89	92	83	89	88	92	94	94	96	2	7
Great Britain (outwith London) [Note 2]	54	71	76	82	81	88	89	90	91	93	93	0	5
Percentage of buses with live EMV readers that can accept contactless payment cards [Note 4]						%
Scotland	[Unavailable]	[Unavailable]	[Unavailable]	[Unavailable]	[Unavailable]	4	42	61	77	77	79	3	1672
Great Britain (outwith London) [Note 2]	[Unavailable]	[Unavailable]	[Unavailable]	[Unavailable]	[Unavailable]	38	61	73	83	87	90	4	138

Table 2.1b: Number of disability accessible or low-floor buses used as Public Service Vehicles in Scotland (Local Operators) [Note 1]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: DfT Bus Statistics
Types of buses	Number/percent	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	% change over 1 year	% change over 5 years
Buses with accessibility certificate [Note 5]	Number (thousands)	3.0	3.3	3.5	3.7	3.9	3.9	4.1	4.0	4.4	3.7	3.7	0	-6
	Percentage of all buses	62	71	76	87	91	97	98	99	100	99	100
Buses with low floor access [Note 6]	Number (thousands)	1.06	0.72	0.60	0.30	0.16	0.05	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	-27	-83
	Percentage of all buses	22	16	13	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total accessible or low floor buses	Number (thousands)	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.4	3.7	3.7	0	-7
	Percentage of all buses	84	86	90	94	95	98	98	99	100	100	100

Table 2.2a: Passenger journeys on local bus services[Note 7] [Note 8]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: DfT Bus Statistics
Country	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17 [Note 72]	2017-18 [Note 72]	2018-19 [Note 72]	2019-20 [Note 72]	2020-21 [Note 72]	2021-22 [Note 72]	% change over 1 year	% change over 5 years
											million
Scotland	436	420	421	414	410	392	386	373	361	125	234	87	-40
Great Britain	5,191	5,099	5,201	5,142	5,023	4,931	4,832	4,779	4,523	1,731	3,126	81	-37
Of which concessionary passengers
Scotland [Note 9] [Note 10]	149	146	149	146	143	142	136	141	137	48	87	81	-39
Great Britain [Note 11]	1,803	1,764	1,794	1,759	1,715	1,692	1,636	1,634	1,554	552	1,039	88	-39
Percentage Concessionary passengers
Scotland	34%	35%	35%	35%	35%	36%	35%	38%	38%	38%	37%
Great Britain	35%	35%	34%	34%	34%	34%	34%	34%	34%	32%	33%
Annual growth rates
Scotland	1%	-4%	0%	-2%	-1%	-4%	-2%	-3%	-3%	-65%	87%
Great Britain	1%	-2%	2%	-1%	-2%	-2%	-2%	-1%	-5%	-62%	81%
Concessionary passengers
Scotland	2%	-2%	2%	-2%	-2%	-3%	-4%	4%	1%	-66%	-36%
Great Britain	2%	-2%	2%	-2%	-2%	-1%	-3%	0%	-5%	-64%	88%

Table 2.2b: Passenger journeys by region for local bus services [Note 12] [Note 13]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: DfT Bus Statistics
Region	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	% change over 1 year	% change over 5 years
											million passenger journeys
North East, Tayside and Central [Note 14]	63	61	62	63	60	58	55	53	47	17	31	84	-46
Highlands, Islands and Shetland [Note 15]	13	14	13	12	13	11	10	10	11	4	7	98	-38
South East [Note 16]	166	162	164	164	162	158	157	154	154	48	99	108	-37
South West and Strathclyde [Note 17]	194	184	182	175	175	165	163	157	149	57	97	71	-41
Scotland	436	420	421	414	410	392	386	373	361	125	234	88	-40

Table 2.3a: Vehicle kilometres on local bus services by type of service [Note 18] [Note 19]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: DfT Bus Statistics
Country	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15 [Note 72]	2015-16 [Note 72]	2016-17 [Note 72]	2017-18 [Note 72]	2018-19 [Note 72]	2019-20 [Note 72]	2020-21 [Note 72]	2021-22 [Note 72]	% change over 1 year	% change over 5 years
											million vehicle kilometres
Scotland [Note 20]	338	327	332	328	333	329	326	322	326	254	288	13	-13
Commercial	278	263	266	258	270	261	266	268	265	206	243	18	-7
Subsidised	60	64	65	70	63	68	61	53	61	48	45	-6	-34
Subsidised % of total	17.8%	19.7%	19.7%	21.5%	18.9%	20.8%	18.7%	16.5%	18.7%	18.9%	15.6%
Annual growth rate	-2%	-3%	1%	-1%	2%	0%	-1%	-1%	0%	-21%	-12%
GB outwith London	2,072	2,043	2,035	2,003	1,968	1,930	1,840	1,817	1,778	1,420	1,611	13	-17
Commercial	1,624	1,626	1,644	1,640	1,653	1,643	1,579	1,571	1,524	1,209	1,386	15	-16
Subsidised	447	417	391	363	315	287	261	246	254	211	225	7	-22
Subsidised % of total	21.6%	20.4%	19.2%	18.1%	16.0%	14.9%	14.2%	13.5%	14.3%	14.9%	14.0%
Great Britain [note 69]	2,557	2,529	2,522	2,488	2,457	2,420	2,325	2,294	2,249	1,880	2,081	11	-14

Table 2.3b: Vehicle kilometres on local bus services per head of population [Note 18] [Note 19]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: DfT Bus Statistics
Population /Vehicle kms	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	% change over 1 year	% change over 5 years
Population										thousands
Scotland	5,255	5,314	5,328	5,348	5,373	5,405	5,425	5,438	5,463	5,466	5,480	0	1
Great Britain	61,426	61,881	62,276	62,756	65,110	63,786	64,169	64,554	64,903	65,186	65,077	0	2
Vehicle kilometres per head of population									vehicle km per head
Scotland	64.3	61.5	62.3	61.4	62.1	60.9	60.2	59.1	59.7	46.6	52.6	13	-14
Great Britain	41.6	40.9	40.5	39.6	37.7	37.9	36.2	35.5	34.7	28.8	32.0	11	-16
Ratio Scotland/GB	1.55	1.51	1.54	1.55	1.64	1.61	1.66	1.66	1.72	1.61	1.64	2	2

Table 2.3c: Vehicle kilometres by region for local bus services [Note 12] [Note 13]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: DfT Bus Statistics
Region	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	% change over 1 year	% change over 5 years
											million vehicle kilometres
North East, Tayside and Central [Note 14]	55	54	56	57	56	54	56	52	48	38	45	18	-17
Highlands, Islands and Shetland [Note 15]	33	33	32	32	31	27	24	26	27	23	21	-9	-21
South East [Note 16]	102	101	103	100	99	99	101	103	111	81	109	34	11
South West and Strathclyde [Note 17]	148	139	141	140	148	149	145	142	139	112	112	1	-25
Scotland	338	327	332	328	333	329	326	322	326	254	288	13	-13

Table 2.4 Staff employed [Note 21] [Note 22]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: DfT Bus Statistics
Staff	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	% change over 1 year	% change over 5 years
											thousand
Platform staff [Note 23]	10.6	10.1	10.4	10.5	10.4	10.0	10.3	10.3	11.1	9.3	8.6	-7	-14
Maintenance and other staff [Note 23]
Maintenance	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.2	1.8	1.8	1.8	2.0	1.6	1.5	-6	-16
Other	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.2	6	-17
Total maintenance	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.2	2.7	2.7	-1	-16
All staff	14.3	13.8	14.0	14.0	14.0	13.2	13.5	13.5	14.2	12.0	11.3	-6	-14

Table 2.5 Local bus fare indices [Note 25]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: DfT Bus Statistics
Prices	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	% change over 1 year	% change over 5 years
At current prices												2005 = 100
Scotland	132.2	139.1	145.1	149.8	153.2	157.6	163.6	171.9	175.5	181.7	182.2	182.2	0	11
Great Britain	135.2	143.1	149.6	153.9	158.6	161.1	163.6	168.4	173.3	177.8	180.4	186.3	3	14

At constant prices [Note 26]
Scotland	111.1	113.0	114.7	116.5	119.2	122.0	123.8	126.9	127.2	129.7	129.1	120.7	-7	-3
Great Britain	113.6	116.3	118.2	119.7	123.3	124.7	123.8	124.4	125.6	126.9	127.9	123.4	-4	0

Table 2.6: Operating costs per vehicle kilometre for local bus services [Note 27] [Note 28]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: DfT Bus Statistics
Area	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	% change over 1 year	% change over 5 years
At 2020-21 Prices (including depreciation)											Pence per Vehicle Kilometre
Scotland	178	181	181	184	178	186	185	206	208	226	226	0	21
GB outwith London [Note 29]	181	185	190	194	197	201	205	215	223	259	251	-3	25

Table 2.7: Operating costs per passenger journey for local bus services [Note 27] [Note 28]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: DfT Bus Statistics
Area	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	% change over 1 year	% change over 5 years
At 2020-21 Prices (including depreciation)											Pence per passenger journey
Scotland	138	140	142	145	145	156	156	178	186	461	278	-40	78
GB outwith London [Note 29]	131	136	137	140	142	144	147	154	164	424	246	-42	71

Table 2.8: Passenger revenue on local bus services [Note 30] [Note 31]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: DfT Bus Statistics
Revenue	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	% change over 1 year	% change over 5 years
Current prices												£ Million
Passenger revenue
Scotland [Note 32] [Note 35]	328	336	350	361	356	383	397	384	361	335	128	265	107	-33
Great Britain [Note 35]	3,299	3,439	3,575	3,701	3,744	3,757	3,697	3,759	3,776	3,590	1,412	2,628	86	-29
Government support [Note 33]
Scotland [Note 34]	295	299	312	300	299	302	300	303	316	326	338	329	-3	10
Total passenger revenue [Note 33]
Scotland [Note 34]	622	636	662	661	655	685	696	688	676	660	466	594	27	-15

2020-21 Prices (Adjusted for general inflation using the GDP market price deflator.)
Passenger revenue
Scotland	404	407	417	420	410	438	445	424	390	353	127	265	108	-41
Great Britain	4,062	4,160	4,252	4,311	4,314	4,295	4,142	4,141	4,087	3,787	1,402	2,628	87	-37
Government support [Note 33]
Scotland [Note 34]	365	365	373	352	347	348	338	337	344	346	339	332	-2	-2
Total passenger revenue [Note 33]
Scotland [Note 34]	769	772	790	772	757	786	783	760	735	699	466	596	28	-24
HMT GDP deflator (Taken from HMT website on18/1/22)	81	83	84	86	87	87	89	91	92	95	101	100

Table 2.9: Government support on local bus services by type of support [Note 36]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: DfT Bus Statistics
Revenue	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	% change over 1 year	% change over 5 years
Current Prices
Local Authority bus support [Note 37]											£ Million
Scotland [Note 46]	59	60	60	58	60	53	57	59	57	66	55	-16	5
Great Britain [Note 43]	1,084	1,038	1,094	976	984	1,000	1,011	930	924	2,070	1,571	-24	57
GB outwith London [Note 43]	565	538	538	389	363	341	328	348	483	558	540	-3	58
Concessionary fares
Scotland (bus) [Note 38] [Note 50]	181	199	190	190	189	194	195	202	216	223	223	0	15
Scotland (all modes) [Note 50]	188	204	195	198	196	196	197	205	218	223	223	0	14
Great Britain (bus) [Note 40] [Note 41] [Note 43]	1,248	1,282	1,304	1,282	1,304	1,283	1,259	1,252	1,267	1,264	1,212	-4	-6
GB outwith London (bus) [Note 40] [Note 41] [Note 43]	1,038	1,062	1,070	1,043	1,066	1,048	1,041	1,035	1,050	1,040	1,020	-2	-3
Great Britain (all modes) [Note 40] [Note 41] [Note 43]	1,254	1,284	1,306	1,290	1,311	1,285	1,261	1,255	1,269	1,264	1,212	-4	-6
GB outwith London (all modes) [Note 40] [Note 41] [Note 43]	1,045	1,064	1,072	1,051	1,073	1,050	1,043	1,038	1,052	1,040	1,020	-2	-3
Bus Service Operators Grant [Note 42]
Scotland [Note 48] [Note49]	60	53	50	51	53	53	51	55	53	50	51	2	-3
Great Britain [Note 47]	512	415	348	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
GB outwith London [Note 47]	401	327	306	302	307	305	300	303	299	277	296	7	-3
All government support [Note 44]
Scotland (bus) [Note 45]	299	312	300	299	302	300	303	316	326	338	329	-3	10
Scotland (all modes) [Note 45]	306	317	305	307	309	302	305	319	328	339	329	-3	9
Great Britain (bus) [Note 41] [Note43] [Note 47]	2,843	2,739	2,735	2,560	2,595	2,588	2,570	2,485	2,490	3,611	3,079	-15	19
GB outwith London (bus) [Note 41] [Note43] [Note 47]	2,004	1,929	1,907	1,792	1,796	1,746	1,726	1,744	1,889	1,941	1,911	-2	9
Great Britain (all modes) [Note 41] [Note43] [Note 47]	2,851	2,730	2,749	2,568	2,602	2,590	2,572	2,488	2,492	3,611	3,079	-15	19
GB outwith London (all modes) [Note 41] [Note43] [Note 47]	2,011	1,920	1,921	1,742	1,743	1,695	1,671	1,689	1,834	1,876	1,856	-1	9
2019-20 Prices (Adjusted for general inflation using the GDP market price deflator)
Local Authority bus support [Note 37]
Scotland	72	71	71	68	70	60	64	64	61	66	56	-15	-7
Great Britain [Note 43]	1,321	1,244	1,283	1,133	1,134	1,128	1,122	1,014	982	2,070	1,583	-24	40
GB outwith London [Note 43]	689	644	632	452	418	384	364	379	513	558	544	-3	41
Concessionary fares
Scotland (bus) [Note 38] [Note 45] [Note 50]	221	238	223	221	218	219	216	220	229	223	224	1	2
Scotland (all modes) [Note 39] [Note 45] [Note 50]	229	244	229	230	226	221	219	224	232	223	224	1	1
Great Britain (bus) [Note 40] [Note 41] [Note 43]	1,520	1,536	1,530	1,488	1,502	1,448	1,397	1,365	1,346	1,264	1,221	-3	-16
GB outwith London (bus) [Note 40] [Note 41] [Note 43]	1,265	1,272	1,255	1,210	1,227	1,182	1,155	1,129	1,115	1,040	1,027	-1	-13
Great Britain (all modes) [Note 40] [Note 41] [Note 43]	1,529	1,538	1,532	1,497	1,510	1,450	1,399	1,368	1,349	1,264	1,221	-3	-16
GB outwith London (all modes) [Note 40] [Note 41] [Note 43]	1,273	1,274	1,257	1,220	1,235	1,185	1,157	1,132	1,118	1,040	1,027	-1	-13
Bus Service Operators Grant [Note 42]
Scotland [Note 45] [Note49]	73	64	59	59	61	60	57	60	56	50	52	3	-13
Great Britain [Note 45] [Note 47]	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
GB outwith London [Note 45] [Note 47]	489	392	359	350	353	344	333	330	318	277	298	8	-13
All government support [Note 44]
Scotland (bus) [Note 45]	365	373	352	347	348	338	337	344	346	339	332	-2	-2
Scotland (all modes) [Note 45]	373	379	358	357	356	340	339	347	349	339	332	-2	-2
Great Britain (bus) [Note 41] [Note43] [Note 47]	3,465	3,280	3,209	2,971	2,988	2,920	2,853	2,709	2,646	3,611	3,102	-14	6
GB outwith London (bus) [Note 41] [Note43] [Note 47]	2,442	2,310	2,237	2,080	2,068	1,970	1,916	1,902	2,007	1,941	1,925	-1	-2
Great Britain (all modes) [Note 41] [Note43] [Note 47]	3,474	3,270	3,226	2,981	2,996	2,922	2,855	2,712	2,648	3,611	3,102	-14	6
GB outwith London (all modes) [Note 41] [Note43] [Note 47]	2,451	2,300	2,254	2,022	2,007	1,913	1,854	1,841	1,949	1,876	1,869	0	-2

Table 2.10: Bus use the previous day (adults) by characteristic [Note 51] [Note 52]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: Scottish Household Survey
Gender/age/income/location	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020 [Note 70]	2021
by gender											column percentages
Male	41	41	43	47	45	40	41	42	47	51	47
Female	59	59	57	53	55	60	59	58	53	49	52
Identified in another way									0	0	1
Refused									0	0	0
by age
16-19	13	14	14	12	12	12	13	11	9	4	15
20-29	20	19	20	21	21	18	21	17	19	28	15
30-39	14	13	12	15	13	12	11	15	19	17	14
40-49	12	12	12	13	13	11	12	12	10	10	11
50-59	12	12	13	11	13	12	13	12	13	10	12
60-69	12	15	13	13	13	18	14	16	12	13	19
70-79	11	10	11	10	11	12	13	12	13	14	11
80 and over	5	3	5	4	4	5	4	6	5	4	3
by current status
Self employed	2	2	2	0	1	2	1	2	2	0	3
Employed full time	34	28	29	31	32	30	30	33	37	28	33
Employed part time	11	14	13	12	12	11	10	11	12	26	11
Looking after the home or family	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	3	4	0	0
Permanently retired from work	24	25	25	23	23	26	25	27	24	15	24
Unemployed and seeking work	4	5	7	7	6	4	7	5	4	11	3
At school	4	7	4	5	3	7	6	3	3	4	10
In further/higher education	11	8	11	11	13	8	12	10	6	13	8
Government work or training scheme	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Permanently sick or disabled	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	2	6
Unable to work because of short-term illness or injury	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
by journey purpose [Note 53]
Commuting	28	29	28	25	24	29	29	28	32	45	28
Education	13	8	9	11	10	10	11	8	8	13	13
Shopping	21	25	24	28	29	26	29	30	23	17	24
Visit hospital or other health	3	4	2	3	2	4	2	3	4	1	5
On other personal business	7	4	6	4	4	3	2	6	5	7	3
Visiting friends or relatives	11	10	11	7	9	9	9	6	8	10	6
Sport/entertainment	8	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	0	4
Go home	4	9	9	8	9	8	7	7	8	6	8
Other purpose	7	7	7	9	7	6	6	7	8	0	8
by annual net household income (adjusted for RPI inflation)
up to £10,000 p.a.	14	8	9	13	9	9	11	12	10	6	7
£10,000 - £15,000	18	20	17	17	17	18	20	18	21	16	17
£15,000 - £20,000	17	15	19	17	16	19	17	21	14	18	13
£20,000 - £25,000	14	15	14	13	16	14	13	14	11	26	15
£25,000 - £30,000	12	11	10	10	10	9	9	6	10	7	11
£30,000 - £40,000	10	15	16	13	14	14	13	13	16	4	16
£40,000 - £50,000	8	8	7	9	8	10	6	8	9	8	7
over £50,000 p.a.	7	8	9	9	10	8	10	9	9	15	14
by equivalised income:
1 - lowest 20% of incomes									31	25	26
2									22	38	23
3									16	3	20
4									16	25	18
5 - highest 20% of incomes									14	9	14
by urban/rural classification
Large urban areas	60	59	60	56	54	53	54	56	53	42	62
Other urban	23	24	25	24	31	31	29	27	30	32	22
Small accessible towns	6	5	7	8	5	6	8	5	5	11	4
Small remote towns	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	12	1
Accessible rural	7	6	5	7	7	7	5	9	8	3	9
Remote rural	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	3	0	3
by frequency of driving
Every day	7	8	7	7	6	7	6	6	9	16	10
At least three times a week	6	7	5	6	7	7	6	7	6	1	9
Once or twice a week	7	5	5	6	4	6	4	4	6	3	4
Less often	5	2	4	6	4	5	4	4	5	0	2
Never, but holds full driving licence	9	10	9	9	7	8	9	10	11	11	14
Does not hold a full driving licence	67	67	70	66	71	67	72	68	62	69	62
by whether or not respondent has concessionary travel pass [Note 54]
Yes	33	33	31	32	32	38	34	[Not available]	34	[Not available]	40
No	67	67	69	68	68	62	66	[Not available]	66	[Not available]	60
Sample size (=100%)	*1,580*	*1,540*	*1,720*	*1,650*	*1,730*	*1,470*	*1,470*	*1,520*	*1,370*	81	*640*

TABLE 2.11: Users views on local bus services [Note 56] [Note 58] [Note 60]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: Scottish Household Survey
Percentage agreeing with each statement	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2014	2016	2019	2021
Buses run to timetable [Note 57]	71	73	73	73	73	74	78	74	75	80
Buses are frequent	77	79	80	80	79	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]
Service runs when I need it	71	74	75	74	74	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]
Journey times are reasonable	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	85	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]
Bus service is stable and not regulary changing	80	80	79	80		78	83	80	77	80
Buses are clean	72	75	75	75		80	78	79	81	85
Buses are comfortable	73	74	77	78	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]
Buses are environmentally friendly	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	56	66	62	56	53
I feel personally safe and secure [Note 59]	80	81	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]
Feel safe/secure on bus during day [Note 59]	[Not available]	[Not available]	91	91	94	93	94	93	93	95
Feel safe/secure on bus during the evening [Note 59]	[Not available]	[Not available]	58	59	63	62	69	70	69	73
Simple deciding what ticket I need	87	87	86	88	89	89	89	88	86	87
Finding out about routes and times is easy	77	79	81	81	82	84	86	83	84	84
Easy to change from buses to other forms of transport	69	71	71	73	76	75	75	76	70	71
Bus fares are good value	63	58	57	59	59	55	60	61	55	60
Sample Size	2,697	2,846	2,902	2,833	2,984	4,068	4,070	3,910	3,770	2,510

Table 2.12: Possession of concessionary fare pass for all adults aged 16+ [Note 61] [Note 63]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: Scottish Household Survey
Age	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2019	2021
									cell percentages
All adults aged 16+	27	27	26	27	28	29	28	29	31
All adults aged 60+	87	88	86	87	87	87	87	89	88
Age band
16 - 39	2	2	1	2	2	3	1	2	2
40 - 49	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4
50 - 59	5	5	4	5	6	5	5	5	6
60 - 64	80	81	75	75	74	75	74	80	75
65 - 69	88	91	90	91	90	90	89	91	92
70 - 74	93	92	92	91	93	93	91	93	94
75 - 79	91	94	90	93	92	93	93	92	93
80 +	90	88	89	91	90	90	90	91	95
Sample size	12,890	9,890	9,920	9,800	9,410	9,640	9,810	9,780	9,030

Table 2.13: Concessionary fare passes issued to older and disabled people, 2014-2022 [Note 64] [Note 65] [Note 66]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: Transport Scotland
Card type	2011	2012	2013 [Note 67]	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
60+	1,049,490	1,074,616	1,141,214	1,142,923	1,170,709	1,146,751	1,156,063	1,203,751	1,256,531	1,281,703	1,320,458	1,384,942
Disabled	60,866	61,660	43,979	44,381	43,590	41,348	39,384	37,228	37,268	30,611	28,113	28,108
Disabled + companion	105,325	109,680	93,619	96,253	106,078	111,486	118,217	123,786	129,308	115,722	105,827	104,135
Visually impaired	4,790	4,751	4,188	4,092	4,041	3,921	3,826	3,787	3,852	3,683	3,572	3,439
Visually impaired + companion	11,373	11,554	10,223	10,102	10,099	9,745	9,592	9,546	9,658	9,085	8,541	8,006
All cards	1,231,844	1,262,261	1,293,223	1,297,751	1,334,517	1,313,251	1,327,082	1,378,098	1,436,617	1,440,804	1,466,511	1,528,630
Young persons scheme (16-18)	[Not available]	[Not available]	131,210	152,626	152,473	151,767	149,790	147,410	147,326	147,060	148,527	[Not available]
Under 22 [Note 71]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	[Not available]	535,231

Table 2.14: Concessionary fare passes issued to older and disabled people. As at November 2022 [Note 68]. This worksheet contains one table. Some cells refer to notes which can be found in the notes worksheet. Source: Transport Scotland
Local authority	Disabled	Disabled + companion	Visually impaired	Visually impaired + companion	60+	All card holders	Under 22
Aberdeen City	1,482	3,512	251	258	49,099	54,602	23,643
Aberdeenshire	1,120	2,790	269	359	63,208	67,746	26,246
Angus	712	1,652	68	134	33,506	36,072	7,753
Argyll and Bute	357	1,249	42	126	31,126	32,900	6,030
Clackmannanshire	207	771	16	67	12,184	13,245	3,038
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar	52	239	7	13	8,364	8,675	1,537
Dumfries and Galloway	583	2,387	57	199	45,889	49,115	9,322
Dundee City	932	4,547	113	283	34,049	39,924	18,782
East Ayrshire	702	2,908	75	231	30,683	34,599	14,987
East Dunbartonshire	354	1,196	61	140	33,706	35,457	9,315
East Lothian	778	1,624	41	108	29,396	31,947	12,066
East Renfrewshire	286	1,010	49	101	24,768	26,214	9,582
Edinburgh	3,941	9,506	195	542	127,870	142,054	66,618
Falkirk	847	2,973	82	203	37,900	42,005	10,085
Fife	1,720	10,107	387	727	95,794	108,735	46,845
Glasgow	4,477	18,222	314	945	125,838	149,796	57,582
Highland	916	3,302	59	340	64,051	68,668	15,636
Inverclyde	293	2,366	68	183	22,878	25,788	11,016
Midlothian	508	1,963	32	110	24,764	27,377	9,370
Moray	439	1,101	82	148	25,598	27,368	7,590
North Ayrshire	546	2,837	109	325	42,122	45,939	16,893
North Lanarkshire	1,321	5,981	150	482	76,017	83,951	31,800
Orkney Islands	78	573	1	39	6,414	7,105	1,437
Perth and Kinross	614	2,314	179	283	41,805	45,195	12,967
Renfrewshire	773	3,415	132	310	47,744	52,374	18,577
Scottish Borders	698	1,166	84	146	32,835	34,929	9,664
Shetland Islands	145	599	7	17	6,070	6,838	2,597
South Ayrshire	461	1,922	78	203	37,947	40,611	7,262
South Lanarkshire	1,181	5,426	264	529	85,444	92,844	32,094
Stirling	419	1,150	66	96	22,213	23,944	7,435
West Dunbartonshire	497	2,065	48	134	24,547	27,291	10,057
West Lothian	669	3,262	53	225	41,113	45,322	17,405

Figure 2.1: Vehicle stock by type of vehicle

Figure 2.2: Passenger journeys (boardings) and vehicle-kilometres

Note: Figures prior to 2004/05 are not strictly comparable with previous years due to changes in the methodology.

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