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Official Statistics: National Travel Attitudes Study: Wave 10

Department For Transport

June 12
08:30 2024

In NTAS wave 10:

  • among people aged 65 years and over, 81% own, or are in the process of acquiring, a concessionary bus pass

  • of users who were aware of the bus fare cap, 49% say they have made additional journeys on the bus that they would not have done without the 2 bus fare cap

  • of users who were aware of the bus fare cap, 51% have taken the bus instead of other public transport modes because of the 2 bus fare cap

  • of users of the bus in areas where the cap is in place, 37% say that if the 2 bus fare cap was extended to tickets other than adult single fares, they would take more bus journeys

  • of users of the bus in areas where the cap is in place, 53% say they would take the same amount of journeys if the cap were extended to other ticket types

  • of those who have travelled internationally for leisure in the past 12 months, 91% had done so via a plane

  • of those who travelled by plane, 32% experienced at least one event of transport disruption, compared to 33% of those who used a ferry or other boat, and 41% of those who used international rail

  • a total of 69% of respondents had not heard of the European Entry Exit System (EES)

  • once EES is implemented, 65% say they will travel to Europe about the same over the next 2 years compared to now, with 15% saying they will travel less

  • of those who say they will travel to Europe the same, or less, in the next 2 years compared to now due to EES, around two-thirds (67%) expressed concerns about queueing and additional document checking

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Published 12 June 2024

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