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Single bus fares in England have been capped at £2 outside London, where they are £1.75 per journey, for most routes, since January 2023.
The increase will be announced at Rachel Reeves’ first Budget on Wednesday.
[6] [7] In 2022, a new maximum £2 fare for single bus journeys was introduced within the region across all operators, [8] bringing down the average price of a single fare. It is the ambition of Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram to get bus services within the region up to a 'London-standard' of service quality.
At the start of 2023, a £2 single fare cap was introduced on buses and trams as part of a nationwide scheme to combat the cost of living crisis. [1] In November 2023 the tram fare cap was raised to £2.80, [2] and on 1st January 2025, the bus fare cap was increased to £3 in line with the national fare cap scheme. [3] [4] Tram fares also ...
Governments have intervened to support bus services in a variety of ways, including a £2 cap on single fares in England which was launched on 1 January 2023. [31] This fare cap was replaced on 1 January 2025 with a £3 cap, due to expire at the end of the year. [32]
Bus companies said it is vital the cost of using services is kept low for young people to ‘enhance their access to education and jobs’. Ministers urged to extend £2 bus fare cap after ...
Transport for Cornwall received £23.5 million in 2022 from the UK Government as a pilot scheme to increase ridership by reducing bus fares. Fares were therefore further simplified and reduced in April 2022.
Campaigners say ‘bus tax’ will hit communities while freezing fuel duty encourages car usage Keeping £2 bus fare cap would have cost a tenth of fuel duty freeze, says think tank Skip to main ...