Roger French has written a blog about a suggestion that single fares could be capped at £2
https://busandtrainuser.com/2022/07/03/to-cap-it-all-a-2-limit/
Whereas it could work in urban areas, and it is already coming in this autumn in West Yorks, and already exists on the First app there, surely there needs to be an asterisk against that £2 excluding long distance services
£2 from Leeds to Scarborough on the Yorkshire Coastliner, or from Peterborough to Norwich on the Excel is clearly not viable. The worry being that Boris and the government, and indeed the Labour metro mayors wouldn’t really have such services on their radar as they will be focused on the big city urban networks
https://busandtrainuser.com/2022/07/03/to-cap-it-all-a-2-limit/
Speculation is growing of an imminent announcement of a £2 cap on all bus fares throughout England to apply for six months from October as part of Government plans to help with the cost of living.
Such a plan has already been announced by West Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayor Tracey Brabin from September as part of an agreed plan with bus operators under their Enhanced Partnership arrangements and last week Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, not wanting to be left behind, also jumped on the £2 bandwagon by announcing he was bringing forward a similar plan he’d had for next year under the franchising proposals to also commence in September, assuming a reimbursement deal can be agreed with operators.
Whereas it could work in urban areas, and it is already coming in this autumn in West Yorks, and already exists on the First app there, surely there needs to be an asterisk against that £2 excluding long distance services
£2 from Leeds to Scarborough on the Yorkshire Coastliner, or from Peterborough to Norwich on the Excel is clearly not viable. The worry being that Boris and the government, and indeed the Labour metro mayors wouldn’t really have such services on their radar as they will be focused on the big city urban networks
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