PEAK rail fares should be permanently scrapped in Scotland, according to the Scottish Greens.
and Scottish Greens was still in force, the Scottish Government introduced a pilot scheme scrapping peak rail fares on all ScotRail services.
“The removal of peak rail fares, and the shift to off-peak fares all day, has already supported hundreds of thousands of commuters through the cost of living crisis and encouraged people to get out of cars,” said the party’s“By making the scheme permanent we can ensure that even more people are able to feel its benefits and change their long-standing habits.
“Peak rail fares are an unfair tax on the many workers and students who do not have any choice about when they start work or go to study, that is why the Scottish Greens agreed with Ministers to deliver the pilot scheme. “That is why the Scottish Greens secured free bus travel for everyone under 22 and record investment in walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructure, and why we built on that with the pilot to scrap peak rail fares.
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