Trainbike46
Established Member
With the railway being nationalised, the current way fares regulation works is likely to be abolished. At the same time, the government may not be willing to set no limits on fares at all.
A potential option I would propose is to replace it with a new style of fares regulation. Elements I would include are:
- A maximum price per kilometre for Anytime and Off-peak standard-class singles.
- These maximum prices would increase once per year with the CPI (or CPIH) of the previous year, to ensure rail travel doesn't become more expensive relative to people's other expenses, while fare income does increase with increasing costs.
- A rule that an individual ticket can be increased by no more than CPI+3%, provided it does not exceed the maximum prices set above.
- A rule that advance tickets must be at least the higher of £5 or 10% cheaper than the relevant Anytime or Off-peak fare
What are people's thought? Anything you'd do differently?
A potential option I would propose is to replace it with a new style of fares regulation. Elements I would include are:
- A maximum price per kilometre for Anytime and Off-peak standard-class singles.
- These maximum prices would increase once per year with the CPI (or CPIH) of the previous year, to ensure rail travel doesn't become more expensive relative to people's other expenses, while fare income does increase with increasing costs.
- A rule that an individual ticket can be increased by no more than CPI+3%, provided it does not exceed the maximum prices set above.
- A rule that advance tickets must be at least the higher of £5 or 10% cheaper than the relevant Anytime or Off-peak fare
What are people's thought? Anything you'd do differently?