[bitontheslide]

Bus journeys in England will be capped at £2 from January to March next year in a bid to ease the rising cost of living, the government has said.

The £60m plan could see some passengers save more than £3 per single bus ticket, according to the Department for Transport (DfT).

Transport secretary Grant Shapps said the move will provide "direct help" to thousands of households.

But Labour said the plan "fails to match the scale of the crisis".

Meanwhile, from Sunday, single bus fares will be capped at £2 in the Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire regions as part of longer-term schemes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-62775639

[arista]

Huddersfield
Starts the £2 Cap from Tomorrow

BBCnewsHD reported


[£2 bus fare cap across England
to save passengers money

Government to provide up to £60 million
from January to March next year, to help
bus operators to cap single adult
fares at £2 per journey.]



https://www.gov.uk/government/news/2...ssengers-money

[Gusto Brunt]

Sounds good.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt

Sounds good.

Even better if you live in the Huddersfield
it starts Tomorrow,


Otherwise, it is 2023 January start

[The Slim Reaper]

Travelling anywhere in this country on public transport already costs way more than in Europe, so this is absolutely nothing. The issue was the cost before they did this, not that they've made a useless gesture when it's already too late.

[arista]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

Travelling anywhere in this country on public transport already costs way more than in Europe, so this is absolutely nothing. The issue was the cost before they did this, not that they've made a useless gesture when it's already too late.

You are Wrong
loads live on the News
say it is great news,

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by arista

You are Wrong
loads live on the News
say it is great news,

If you steal thousands from people, then offer them a few quid, it might seem like great news, but it's a meaningless gesture. There's no way you can look at the facts and say otherwise.

[arista]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

If you steal thousands from people, then offer them a few quid, it might seem like great news, but it's a meaningless gesture. There's no way you can look at the facts and say otherwise.

No
it is better than nothing

[bitontheslide]

were the bus companies planning a price hike before march? Thats the crucial question really i would have thought. The other question is how many fares would normally be at the £2 level. If the standard journey is 3 stops and it currently costs £1 then it frees them to double the price

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by arista

No
it is better than nothing

Stop making excuses.

It's spare change, not even the cost of the cheapest government covid contract given to a donor.

[arista]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

Stop making excuses.

It's spare change, not even the cost of the cheapest government covid contract given to a donor.

Bollocks to you



One Zone is bringing in the £2 Bus Cap Tomorrow

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by arista

Bollocks to you



One Zone is bringing in the £2 Bus Cap Tomorrow

You can say bollocks to me all you like, but you avoided the issue for a reason.

[arista]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

You can say bollocks to me all you like, but you avoided the issue for a reason.

Nothing Avoided
One Zone tomorrow is so happy
to bringing in the £2 Bus Cap


That matters to all the locals.

[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by arista

Even better if you live in the Huddersfield
it starts Tomorrow,


Otherwise, it is 2023 January start

Haha, I was thinking of others. As with the postage stamps, I've not been on a bus for ages. About 8 years.

[LeatherTrumpet]

[arista]

Bus £2 fare cap extended to end of October

[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.]

[The current limit on fares has now been extended
twice after warnings hundreds of services
could be cut without it.
Its aim is to ease the cost of living pressures on
passengers but also to encourage
people to use buses.
Bus operators have still not seen the
same number of passengers return to
using services as before the Covid pandemic,
with levels recovering to around 85 to 90%,
according to the Department for Transport.]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65616182

[Alf]

I believe the £2 cap ends at the end of this month.

I've been talking advantage of this lately.

Do you know what prices the fares are rising to, Arista?

[arista]

Some zones have Extended it.

[Alf]

I've been on five buses and two trains today and spent £15.90 on fares. Absolute bargain.

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Alf

I've been on five buses and two trains today and spent £15.90 on fares. Absolute bargain.

Where have you been?

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Kate!

Where have you been?

All around flamin Britain for that much hopefully


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[Alf]

Originally Posted by Kate!

Where have you been?

Just a few little towns on the outskirts of Hull.

This morning I was in Hessle and then Cottingham. This afternoon I was in Withernsea and then Hedon.

I love to spend my days off doing a pub crawl in little towns and villages whilst public transport is so cheap

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Alf

Just a few little towns on the outskirts of Hull.

This morning I was in Hessle and then Cottingham. This afternoon I was in Withernsea and then Hedon.

I love to spend my days off doing a pub crawl in little towns and villages whilst public transport is so cheap

Sounds nice … if you like pubs , alcohol and public transport ..

None of them float my boat sadly/thankfully
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[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Alf

Just a few little towns on the outskirts of Hull.

This morning I was in Hessle and then Cottingham. This afternoon I was in Withernsea and then Hedon.

I love to spend my days off doing a pub crawl in little towns and villages whilst public transport is so cheap

That sounds lovely Alf. Are you pleasantly inebriated?