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Posted 17 May 2023
Extended until 31st October 2023: Majority of Adult Bus Journeys capped to £2 (England) - then £2.50 until November 2024
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Was due to finish 30th June, but the £2 cap is now extended for four more months until October end, then will be £2.50 until next year November 2024.
Announcement: gov.uk/gov…ces
Source: bbc.co.uk/new…182
List of bus companies and bus routes included in the scheme: gov.uk/gui…ap
The £2 cap on bus fares in England has been extended again until the end of October, the government has announced.
The cap, which applies to more than 130 bus operators outside of London, will then rise in November to £2.50 for 12 months, before prices are reviewed.
Its aim is to ease the cost of living pressures on passengers but also to encourage people to use buses.
As well as releasing cash to keep the cap in place, the Department for Transport said it would provide £300m to councils and operators until 2025 to protect routes that passengers rely on for work, education and medical appointments, and to improve infrastructure.
Some of the biggest savings on the longest routes up and down the country thanks to the fare cap include:
Announcement: gov.uk/gov…ces
Source: bbc.co.uk/new…182
List of bus companies and bus routes included in the scheme: gov.uk/gui…ap
The £2 cap on bus fares in England has been extended again until the end of October, the government has announced.
The cap, which applies to more than 130 bus operators outside of London, will then rise in November to £2.50 for 12 months, before prices are reviewed.
Its aim is to ease the cost of living pressures on passengers but also to encourage people to use buses.
As well as releasing cash to keep the cap in place, the Department for Transport said it would provide £300m to councils and operators until 2025 to protect routes that passengers rely on for work, education and medical appointments, and to improve infrastructure.
Some of the biggest savings on the longest routes up and down the country thanks to the fare cap include:
- Lancaster to Kendal (usually £14.50)
- Plymouth to Exeter (usually £11.20)
- Newcastle to Middlesbrough (usually £8.00)
- Hull to York (usually £8.50)
- Leeds to Scarborough (usually £15.00)
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Edited by nimbusgamer, 17 May 2023
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sorted byMore people would have used public transport and would have been win win all around.
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Absolutely ridiculous , and makes a mockery of so called "levelling up" , when Londoners pay less than this and get a significantly higher share of taxpayers money to subsidise their busses.
That's why all the contracts go to Tory donors and friends because they can be trusted. Something something trickle down.
If you think that someone is committing fraud, theft or corruption related to the bus fare cap you can report it by:
Calling the DfT fraud hotline on 07827 843 953
Emailing Counter-FraudBribery@dft.gov.uk
Take photos of the driver & bus.
Participation in the bus fare cap scheme is voluntary, and some bus companies have chosen not to take part.
Anyhow screw this gov, constantly taking a mile but giving back an inch.
these buses are generally never full.
but then they cut another remote service as it's not worth the cost?
why don't they just use one of those buses, and driver on the remote service, and have people waiting a extra minute on the popular route to cover all bases?
Private companies cut remote services because they don't make money on them and where circumstances are unlikely to change in the short term.
Whilst this initiative is great (in some ways) for the period up to the election, if governments were serious about wanting to "protect routes that passengers rely on for work, education and medical appointments, and to improve infrastructure" they would have a long term plan for that - this is the usual temporary sticking plaster approach.
One off journeys are a saving. But if you go 2 or more it’s cheaper getting day tickets (edited)
I was part of my towns when they was considering the ideas of changing concession bus passes this was long time ago only few years after they switched to being national ones.
All the people on the panel that had used buses said need to get rid of restrictions like the times can travel etc or allow if you have carer to travel (surrounding towns had done this) but the people who had final say which was not many around 4 these people have never used public transport didnt have any clue about it out of 12 of us said no staying same too expensive.
These two points was on questions issued to public what they wanted and people explained why with reasons like hospital appointments so on mostly elderly but disabled people as well said the same thing.
We saw the break down of the costs the extra cost was not even 30 thousand a year (this data was taken form the other towns around which are similar numbers for how many have concession passes) it was a minor cost but we was told do not have the money.
The same year they spend close to a million on putting up water fountain which has a monthly maintenance cost of thousands as well (not even 2 years later they turned it off because of costs)
I reckon it's all a phycological thing. So people think they're getting a good deal. Gov scheme to help the bus companies not the individuals.
i’m a single parent (father) working on minimum pay (above what the govt says I need to live on/be able to claim benefits). Not entitled to any help whatsoever. Apart from a 25% reduction in my Council tax. Full mortgage, bills and Child Maintenance. Leaves me with very little to live on every month. Like millions out there I guess. This scheme helps me when I collect/return my daughter to her mothers. The working person is definitely left to fend for themselves, paying through their taxes to help other people out. Ironically I’m a public servant working for the Govt. We aren’t all well paid.
Yes I know the scheme has to be funded somehow. Tax payers. (edited)
One of the best scenic bus routes in Britain, and The Priest from the Communards says that too.
Good initiative from the government here, thank you to them!
And free travel on New Year’s Eve. How times have changed
Sorry free travel after midnight on new years day (edited)