Millions of people can start saving money on bus fares as they have been capped at £2 for 4,600 routes.
Millions of people can start saving money on bus fares as they have been capped at £2 for 4,600 routes.
Single fares for a three-mile journey outside the capital currently cost an average of around £2.80, butcrisis continues to rumble on, it is hoped the temporary fare cap will help passengers travelling for education, work and medical appointments. It comes as a report by Campaign for Better Transport highlighted how funding pressures have axed more than a quarter of English bus services in a decade.
‘Capping bus fares in this way will help struggling households, cut traffic congestion and carbon emissions, and inject new life into dwindling bus services.‘We think the £2 cap should be extended indefinitely.’
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