Il tetto massimo per le tariffe degli autobus di £ 3 potrebbe essere abolito dopo dicembre 2025, suggerisce il segretario ai trasporti
https://news.sky.com/story/1633-bus-fare-cap-could-be-scrapped-after-december-2025-hints-transport-secretary-13255558
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How does the bus fare cap work? Like is it for buses within city limits or something? Or are longer bus journeys counted in it too?
I disagree with scrapping the fare cap. It’s been a boon for people, as it’s gotten people out of their homes and doing things or going places.
What do people think they should do here? Should bus fares for privately run buses just be indefinitely subsidised to a specific price level for everyone? Should it be means tested? Should the subsidy be taped and eventually removed?
My local bus company announced raised prices to £3 for a single. I’m sure it’s perfectly coincidental that they did it not long after the scheme revision was announced.
Feels like scrapping the cap is one of those ideas the Treasury love to push because “value for money” but Chancellors rarely take them up because of the political cost. I don’t imagine a lot of money will be spent on keeping the cap, but it makes a world of difference to many bus commuters. It’s just a policy that frankly, isn’t worth the political capital. Better use it to pursue other unpopular policies that will save the government more money, like changing the Triple Lock.
Reducing the bus prices was amazing and they should remain low – it’s a huge help.
And we’re capping the the temporary 5p cut to fuel duty and letting the rate rise with inflation right?
Right?
The only way removing the cap makes sense is if you pair it with a local authority takeover of buses coupled with sufficient funds given to local authorities to direct subsidy to those routes that need it most.
I can see it does cause some issues to have a flat cap, but ripping subsidy for bus users (who tend to be on lower incomes) whilst keeping it for drivers (higher income people drive more in bigger less efficient cars) – it just feels wrong on principle.
The difference this would make if all buses had stayed in public ownership. I can get a return for around 3000won (~£1.80) in Korea and all of their buses are government owned. Their trains are also government owned and lose a tonne of money every year but that doesn’t matter because it’s government owned and they don’t have to answer to shareholders-exactly how transport should be.
Can’t claim you’re serious about climate change and reducing emissions when you don’t promote the use of public transport. Have the oil & gas companies pay for whatever the scheme supposedly costs the tax payer.
The state pay the Private companies the difference between their book fare and the cap as a subsidy . So the operators still make their typical £4.50 fare bundle . This is in ADDITION to local council support for what would be considered unprofitable or essential services . PLUS the entire fare for ENCT (pensioner passes). PLUS massive rebates on diesel and indeed further lumps of money to help them induct low emission vehicles.
Those PRIVATE operators Stagecoach, UK Bus, Go, Transdev and ARRIVA and others are laughing all the way to bank and all those public funds are being siphoned off in dividends rather than improving services. The system is not sustainable as it stands . However the new national transport strategy will be focused on delivering improved and far more reliable services right across the country .The £3 level seems a right balance whilst those private operators remain totally in charge of planning and service delivery.The big cities and the metropolitan mayors are already working toward better and genuine network arrangements. Manchester being the pioneer with Bee network . BTW Manchester has said they will retain the £2 fare and indeed are planning to convert it to a hopper fare similar to London from March 2025 which will be the maximum fare for an entire hour and as many differing buses as you can board within that time. London also has a LOWER flat bus fare of £1.70 today ( will rise in January but still below that £2 cap) and is a hopper fare as described above -That makes the use of an image of the LUL 24 bus all the more stupid by a journalist that doesn’t understand the concept.
Ah yes, screw the working class and just people in general who can’t afford a car, and indeed screw the enviroment by removing incentives for people who can afford cars to use public transport. Truly labour are outdoing themselves.
I don’t understand why it’s a cap and not subsidised fares.
We should be encouraging bus use for short journeys not just long journeys.
Reverse that 5p fuel duty cut, make busses cheaper and invest in hybrids so they’re smoother.
Let’s force more ppl on the road because public transport that are already crap becomes expensive.