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 the cap to come into force this autumn and run for 12 months. Bus fares in London are a flat fee of £1.65 but passengers travelling on services elsewhere in England are charged up to £5.
Setting out his plan in an article in the Daily Telegraph, Mr Shapps explained that buses are used “disproportionately by people on lower incomes”. He wrote: “I propose that we set a £2 fare cap for every bus journey in England outside London this autumn, lasting 12 months.
