OFT launches competition inquiry on the buses – The Times

Posted March 6th, 2009 in competition, news, transport by sally

“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) began an investigation into local bus services yesterday. The regulator said that the inquiry had been prompted by increasing concentration in the sector, which, after a number of takeovers, had left nearly two thirds of services controlled by only five large operators: Arriva, Go-Ahead, Stagecoach, FirstGroup and National Express.”

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The Times, 6th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk