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Posted 21 October 2023
Single £2 Adult Bus Fare Cap (England) - Extended until December 2024
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About this deal
Extended until December 2024, has been on for a few months now, but was due to end at the end of this month and go up to £2.50, so thought it was worth a reminder ahead of the Christmas Period / New Year.
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Some of the biggest savings on the longest routes up and down the country thanks to the fare cap include:
Hope it helps someone
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Locations
- East Midlands
- East of England
- North East
- North West
- South East
- South West
- West Midlands
- Yorkshire and The Humber
Extra info
Some of the biggest savings on the longest routes up and down the country thanks to the fare cap include:
- Lancaster to Kendal £14.50 - now saving £12.50 (86%)
- Plymouth to Exeter £11.20 - now saving £9.20 (82%)
- Newcastle to Middlesbrough £8.00 - now saving £6.00 (75%)
- Hull to York £8.50 - now saving £6.50 (76%)
- Leeds to Scarborough £15.00 - now saving £13.00 (87%)
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Edited by Rmcstar, 21 December 2023
340 Comments
sorted byAlso if you catch another bus within an hour of tapping, you won't be charged (edited)
Why only subsidise long trips, not short (under a £2 fare this doesn't help you)?
Why subsidise adults but not children's tickets?
It's just such a lazy way of investing money! If only they invested this money in a more effective, well considered way.
It's almost as if the private sector prioritises profit over public need, isn't it?
Similar to how the old person's bus pass works.
£2 if you can find a bus that actually turns up and has space on it.
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I hear furthermore I automatically think you’re from south London or head of the chess club … am I close ? (edited)
The council have won back the contract
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Trains are ridiculously overpriced too
I bet alot of cars would be left at home (savings on petrol and parking )not to mention the stresses of the road traffic
Subsiding busses helps the poorest and most vulnerable most, subsidising fuel costs isn't anywhere near as targetted.
This also isn't a price cap, this is a subsidised price. This (like a fuel subsidy would be) is funded by taxes so we are all paying for it, just in a slightly different way.
It's a good initiative.
He knows who he is.
Britain is at the point now where it is paying out more in benefits etc than it is bringing back in via taxes.
In Scotland, everyone under the age of 22 gets free bus travel, but the adults still pay.
As I said, beware of a wolf in sheep's clothing as the government gives you nothing without wanting something in return. Is this a nudge in the 15 minute cities direction?
This scheme isn't done out of the goodness of the governments heart or to win votes, it's done to prevent the bus companies collapsing and the taxpayer having to bail them out. It's probably a fairly economical way to do it tbh, just enough to keep the operators afloat without the need for the taxpayer to take the huge burden that a nationalised bus service could cost.
Just as well they're called Stagecoach because that was highway robbery.
Went to Canada over a decade ago and they had this same system in place, $3 regardless of how many stops you take. Yeah naff if you're only going just down the road but on the whole very good.
I can understand it not being perfect but I think we can all agree public transport should be affordable.