Implementing the bus provisions of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019

Yes. We are heading towards zero emissions and it is important that buses are upgraded to take into account this as soon as possible. As petrol and diesel are being phased out and there are new laws continually being brought in for car drivers, if there is a bus available for people to use then I feel people would use them. It takes away the problem of transport users having to find an electrical point to charge their vehicle. It reduces the number of vehicles on the road and makes the roads safer for everyone.

At the moment there is no buses at all for residents in the more rural parts of the country. Even in some parts of cities it is hard for residents to get to hospitals to visit their friends and family in the evening. It is shocking. It is time for bus companies to wake up and see how poor their services are and provide a proper service to their customers. Learn when shops are open, hospital visiting times are, etc. Stop leaving the countries residents cut off from others.

Set an example to vehicles like cars by reducing emissions.

I don't know if this is the right place for this, but I know that vehicles are now having to use E10 petrol and diesel will be getting phased out. Is E10 coming in from abroad? If it is then why not change the law to make all vehicles electric sooner then we don't have to rely on E10 petrol? Make the UK more self sufficient sooner rather later. It's better for the environment as well and local authorities could make some cash from the owners of vehicles who choose to drive E10 and diesel.

It is important for buses to provide a service to residents and visitors alike so they can get to their place of work, home, go shopping, get to a hospital and all the other places we take for granted. Residents pay their council tax and use other services across Scotland. We should be providing a bus service that lets them be part of Scotland.

Residents in the more rural areas must be included in the more rural areas and in certain parts of cities because poor bus levels left residents no choice except to go out and buy cars. They must include how many people actually live in the area and low residency levels must not be left out. Bus companies must not be allowed to exclude these passengers. After deregulation of the buses people got used being forgotten about despite being tax payers. They were left with no option except to go out and buy cars because there were no buses to get them to their place of work, hospitals, shops, etc. Bus companies say they reduce bus levels because of poor customer numbers, but if there are no buses then what choice do residents have except to buy vehicles. As people live longer insurance costs are rising, electricity and gas prices are rising, furlough is ending, Universal Credit is being cut, food prices are rising. The list is endless. If there was a proper bus service then vehicle numbers on the road would fall, emission levels would fall and people would feel connected again.

It is so much simpler to have a card that you can use on different travel companies.