Discount bus travel scheme offered to Chesterfield businesses
Chesterfield businesses are being encouraged to take advantage of a scheme which offers discounted public transport for their staff.
Travel Derbyshire is supporting commuting through a Match Discount Scheme. Until March 2025, businesses with workplaces based in Derbyshire can benefit from discounts of up to 20%.
Helping employees to get to the workplace by bus is a great way to improve employee well-being and retention, as well as boosting the environmental credentials of our businesses.
Funded by UK Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP), Derbyshire County Council is topping up the existing discount that bus companies offer to businesses, matching what is already offered.
Three companies are signed up to the scheme so far:
- Diamond Bus
- Stagecoach
- trentbarton
Tickets are provided directly to the business by the Bus operator. In Chesterfield, Stagecoach is offering a 10% discount on megarider tickets, for businesses with local employees. The product covers the urban area of Chesterfield from Hollingwood to Sheepbridge, Upper Newbold and Cutthorpe to Walton.
A 10% discount is also offered on Stagecoach Silver and Gold tickets. Silver tickets cover a wider area than central Chesterfield, including South Yorkshire and south of Chesterfield as far as Kelstedge/ClayCross and Bolsover to the West. The Gold tickets cover all Stagecoach buses in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.
Councillor Charlotte Cupit, Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways Assets and Transport said: “We’re pleased to be able to offer this discount on bus travel for employers so they can encourage their workforce to get the bus into work.
“We were awarded £47m to improve bus services, and this initiative is part of our plan to get more people on buses. We’ve also improved a wide range of bus services across the county.”
For more details about the scheme, go to: https://travelderbyshire.co.uk/businesses/
To find out more about business support schemes available to businesses in Chesterfield, go to: https://www.chesterfield.co.uk/business/business-support/
