Bus powers could help our Tik Tok-famous villages deal with problem parking - MP

TOWN hall powers to set up bus routes could deal with problem parking in TikTok-famous “honeypot villages”, a Derbyshire MP has said.

- By WILL DURRANT

Jon Pearce praised the Government for proposing a suite of new powers which councils can use to run their own bus routes and prevent companies from pulling “socially necessary” services.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill, which secured a second reading on Monday, would “streamline” the franchising process when authorities bid to set up London-style networks, and would better secure “lifeline routes” elsewhere.

“In part thanks to a TikTok craze to photograph sunset and sunrise over Mam Tor, communities where I live in High Peak have been plagued by illegal parking,” Labour's Mr Pearce told the Commons.

Mr Pearce continued: “I’m coordinating a response to these issues with local stakeholders like the Peak park, police and councils, and a key tranche of what we need to do is deliver better bus services that are integrated with local train services.