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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.” Evaluation The UK Government has not ...

13 Nov 2024 at 14:56

Millions will still have £2 bus fare cap as mayors step in to extend scheme

Millions of people will still be covered by a £2 bus fare cap into next year as metro mayors step in to extend it. Single bus fares in England have been capped at £2 outside London, where they are £1.75 per journey, for most routes since January ...

18 Nov 2024 at 18:14

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 Labour’s first Budget in 14 ...

30 Oct 2024 at 19:59

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

Minister urges families to use £3 bus fare cap to visit attractions

Families should utilise England’s £3 bus fare cap to “get out and enjoy everything their area has to offer”, a minister said. Minister for local transport Simon Lightwood urged people to plan days out by bus “without worrying” ...

23 Aug 2025 at 00:01

£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 ...

04 Sept 2022 at 09:35

Davey to take bus driving lesson in call to scrap fare cap rise

Sir Ed Davey will take a bus driving lesson as he launches a Lib Dem campaign calling for a Government U-turn on the rise of the bus fare cap. The £2 cap on single fares that applies on most routes outside London will be ...

15 Nov 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

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 ...

17 May 2023 at 00:01

£2 bus fare cap hike puts rural routes at risk, MP warns

Higher bus fares put rural routes at risk of closure, an MP has warned, while another said he had heard from would-be passengers who have had to turn down job offers because of gaps in the network. Sarah Dyke, the ...

05 Dec 2024 at 17:02

Scotland

£2 bus fare cap ‘considered seriously’ by Government, says Swinney

John Swinney has said he will “seriously” consider proposals to cap bus fares in Scotland to £2. The First Minister said he understands the “benefit that could arise” from the policy and the need to ensure ...

23 Jan 2025 at 14:16

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 ...

19 Jan 2024 at 11:01

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