Open consultation

Updated guidance for the Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption Summary 

Summary

The CMA is consulting on updated guidance for the Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption.

This consultation is being held on .

This consultation closes at

Consultation description

The block exemption automatically exempts certain types of transport ticketing schemes from Chapter I of the Competition Act 1998.  

The updated guidance is intended to replace the CMA’s Guidance on the public transport ticketing schemes block exemption (CMA53) published in 2016.

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Published 19 August 2025

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