The £ 2 cap on bus fares will be extended by three months
The £ 2 cap on bus fares will be extended by three months, the Department for Transport has announced.
The current deal runs until March 31 but operators were keen for a new agreement to be secured before the end of Friday as they are required to give six weeks’ notice about plans to cancel services or change routes. Discounts were applied to a number of trentbarton and Nottingham City Transport services as part of the initial scheme announced last year.
“Getting more people onto reliable and affordable buses will strengthen communities and help grow the economy, connecting people to jobs, driving pensioners to see friends and family, and helping people attend medical appointments or access education. “We’re providing £155 million to help passengers save money on fares, get more people on the bus and protect vital bus routes – helping with the cost of living and enabling people to get where they need to in an affordable and convenient way.”
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