Call For Islanders To Ditch Cars And Embrace 'Catch The Bus Month' This September

Local people and visitors to the Isle of Wight are being encouraged to find out how easy and convenient it is to travel by bus.

To mark Catch the Bus Month - a nationwide campaign running throughout September - Southern Vectis is helping to raise awareness of the benefits of travelling in this way, particularly among those who don’t normally use public transport.

Southern Vectis head of communications, Nikki Honer, said:

“According to official figures, the number of local bus passenger journeys in England saw an increase of almost 20 percent in the year ending March 2023, and studies show that it is a third less stressful than travelling by car.

"Taking the bus can also help achieve half the government’s recommended 150 minutes’ moderate exercise per week, so there are plenty of reasons to want to increase usage still further.

“Over recent years, we have invested millions of pounds in new buses to serve our comprehensive network of routes across the island."

For more information about travelling by bus on the Isle of Wight, please visit islandbuses.info and for further details about the national campaign, visit bususers.org