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Bus fares will be capped at £2 per journey across England under proposals from Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. The Cabinet minister said the measure would provide “concrete help” to the most vulnerable people amid soaring energy prices. He wants ...

15 Aug 2022 at 13:58

£2 cap on bus fares introduced

A £2 cap on bus fares comes into force in parts of northern England from Sunday. The price limit is initially being launched in Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire, with Liverpool City Region implementing the policy from September 18. The ...

04 Sept 2022 at 09:35

Scotland

Transport fares review delay will hit most vulnerable, ministers warned

Delays to the Scottish Government’s review of public transport fares will hit the most vulnerable, ministers have been warned. Sustainable transport group Transform Scotland – which boasts local authorities, transport operators and ...

31 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Sadiq Khan freezes Transport for London fares for a year

Transport for London (TfL) fares will be frozen until March next year, Sadiq Khan has announced. The Labour mayor of London, who chairs TfL, said he “wasn’t prepared to stand by” while passengers pay more for public transport. ...

19 Jan 2024 at 11:01

Government extends £2 bus fare cap for second time to help with cost of living

The Government has extended the £2 bus fare cap for a second time to ensure bus travel remains “accessible and affordable for everyone”. The cap will remain for bus services outside London until October 31 after which it will ...

17 May 2023 at 00:01

Tories challenge ministers over ‘public transport deserts’

Scotland

Labour to lead Holyrood debate urging ministers to cap bus fares

Ministers have been challenged to reduce the number of Scots living in “public transport deserts” as MSPs raised concerns about cuts to bus services. Conservatives and Labour both hit out at the Scottish Government during a ...

17 May 2023 at 16:53

Met officer under criminal investigation over wrongful fare evasion arrest

A Metropolitan Police officer is under criminal investigation for alleged racially aggravated assault and false imprisonment after a woman was wrongly arrested for bus fare evasion in front of her young son. Watchdog the ...

23 Oct 2023 at 12:45

Ministers urged to extend £2 bus fare cap after refusing to commit to move

Ministers are being urged to avoid imposing a “cliff edge” return to commercial bus fares on passengers in England after refusing to commit to extending the £2 cap. Bus companies said it is vital the cost of using their ...

16 Aug 2024 at 00:01

£2 bus fare cap to increase to £3 in Budget, Starmer announces

The £2 bus fare cap will be replaced by a new £3 cap until the end of 2025 at this week’s Budget, the Prime Minister has confirmed. Sir Keir announced the change during a speech in Birmingham, in which he also defended ...

28 Oct 2024 at 21:09

Fact check: Budget 2024 claims about National Insurance, bus fares and growth

This roundup of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK’s largest fact checking charity working to find, expose and counter the harms of bad information. On Wednesday, the chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered ...

30 Oct 2024 at 19:59

Fact check: UK Government has not announced free bus fares for immigrants

A TikTok account posted an image of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer with a caption claiming that “they announced free bus fares for immigrants”. The post also said: “It’s obvious now why bus fares go up to£3.” ...

13 Nov 2024 at 14:56

Davey to visit high-street shops in call to stop bus fare cap hike

Sir Ed Davey will visit high-street businesses calling for a Government U-turn on the rise of the bus fare cap – after a previous plan to take a bus-driving lesson to launch the Liberal Democrat campaign went ...

15 Nov 2024 at 14:08

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