Apply for a standard Section 19 bus permit

The cost per permit is £9.90 (from 1 April 2024) and agreed by Cabinet annually. To make the payment over the phone using a credit/Debit card, phone the number in the contact details.

If you choose to do a journal transfer, please organise this yourself using our cost centre, nominal and project 2623501 78601 BSOG.

Please note that this may delay the application until it arrives.

Before you submit your information

The Traffic Commissioner needs to be satisfied that your organisation is eligible for a permit and therefore reserves the right to request additional information as required.

Giving false information or modifying the application form in order to obtain a permit is an offence and could lead to prosecution. It could also result in your vehicle(s) being impounded.

Completing your application

Please complete the Application Form online, or print and complete the application form and complete it in black pen, returning it to the postal address/email address in the contact details.

How your information will be used

This information is used to establish whether you satisfy one or more of the criteria established in the 1985 Transport Act for eligibility to apply for a Section 19 permit.

The information you provide in the application form will only be used for the purpose for which it has been given and will not be used for additional purposes without your consent. All personal details will be processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) May 2018 and you have the right to see records relating to yourself and ask that they be amended where they are in accurate.

The information will be shared with the Traffic Commissioner.

Permits for outside of the Cumberland area

Standard or large S19 permits outside the Cumberland area can apply direct to the Traffic Commissioner.

Application for a standard or large bus permit (PSV372) - GOV.UK

Make sure the contact details will still be available for the five-year term of the permit (these will be used to contact you when the permit expires).

For the Westmorland and Furness area, go to their community transport section.