Form: Bus Service Operators Grant: commercial transport operators

How to apply for the Bus Service Operators Grant as a commercial transport operator.

Published: 23 July 2024
By Chris Haycock

The Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) is a discretionary grant paid to eligible transport operators to help them recover some of their fuel costs.

This guidance contains information on how commercial transport operators can apply, the conditions for eligibility and current rates.

Complete and return the application form with any relevant supporting documentation to bsog@dft.gov.uk.

Alternatively, send it by post to:

Bus Service Operators Grant Team Department for Transport Zone D06 Ashdown House Sedlescombe Road North St Leonards on Sea East Sussex TN37 7GA

Updates to this page Published 23 September 2019 Last updated 23 July 2024 + show all updates 23 July 2024 Added information about services serving schools and other educational establishments.

6 July 2023 ZEB claims information, including ZEB claims from 1 April 2023, added.

31 March 2022 Updated to reflect the eligibility requirements for the new zero emission bus incentive, which operators will be eligible to claim for from 1 April 2022.

23 September 2019 First published.

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