Official Statistics: National Travel Attitudes Study: Wave 10

Published: 12 June 2024
By Chris Haycock

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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