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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

£2 cap for many bus fares in England expected to save 2m car journeys

National Express coach speeds by
More than 130 bus operators, including National Express and Stagecoach, have signed up for the scheme. Photograph: David Cheskin/PA

Bus fares in many places across England will be capped at £2 for the winter under a government-backed campaign to encourage people back on to public transport.

Single fares on most major operators’ services will be limited from January until March under the scheme.

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