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Bus fare cap looks likely to end this year

Peter Stonham
04 May 2025
 

Transport Secretary Heidi Aelxander has intimated that the £3 bus fare cap will be scrapped at the end of this year.

At  Transport Committee hearing, Alexander said the previous Government had in place a £2 bus fare cap to try to stimulate bus ridership again after the pandemic. “When we came into government I think it was the right decision to provide that £3 cap in the short term. We know how difficult unforeseen price hikes are for people. They are often the...

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