Chart; Bus use in London & England's other big ciotoes since deregulation in 1984 when UK law made it illegal for cities expect London to manage busses, bus use was higher outside London at over 2m bus journeys a year as opposed to London with just over 1m. The lines cross over in 1998 & by 2020 there were nearly 2.5m bus journeys a year in London & just on 1m outside London
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