Coach transport in the United Kingdom 2% in the previous year. In 2009 FirstGroup entered the market with Greyhound UK, competing with National Express and Megabus. The Birmingham Coach Station opened after a major rebuild. Reconstruction of the Milton Keynes Coachway started (opening Spring 2010). In September 2010 FirstGroup announced it would be expanding the Greyhound UK service significantly. In October 2010, Philip Hammond, the transport minister, announced that the M4 bus lane would be scrapped, saying: "Nothing is more symbolic of Labour's war on the motorist". The Confederation of Passenger Transport said that the decision, which was supported by all the main motoring organisations, had
National Transport Tokens (UK) National Transport Tokens (UK) National Transport Tokens are used to in lieu of, or in combination with, regular currency when using public transport. In the United Kingdom, the tokens are usually purchased by the local authority or welfare organisations. They can be used on most public transport services. NTT's are currently minted in denominations equal to regular British coin currency, with £0.10 being the minimum denomination. The National Transport Token scheme evolved from the practice of many local authorities in the UK of issuing concessionary fare tokens to certain groups of people under their jurisdiction. In 1967, Manchester Corporation and