Bus passengers in south Bucks will be able to use their contactless cards to pay for their travel from today (Thursday).

People using Carousel Buses will have the option to pay for their journeys using a contactless debit or credit card, or Apple or Android Pay, in a move that bosses hope will make paying for travel more convenient.

Carousel Buses MD Phil Southall said: “Our customers have been telling us for some time that they want to be able to pay for their travel as conveniently as possible – which for many means using contactless technology.

“Therefore we’re really proud to be able to offer the ability for customers to pay for their tickets using Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay and Android Pay on all of our services from today.

“However, our research has told us that customers expect contactless to do more than just replace their existing cash ticket – they want the back office to select and pay for the best value tickets for them, based on their own personal journey patterns.

“With this in mind, we have taken the decision to invest in developing a solution that over time will much better meet the needs of our customers.

“Today is just the first step in the deployment of our new system, and we have ambitious plans over the coming months to introduce further improvements which we hope will help to make our customers’ lives easier.”

Currently, contactless cards can be used to make payments of up to £30 without entering a PIN number or requiring a signature.

Transport for London introduced a contactless payment option to its customers in 2014.