Bus passengers say they are 'thrilled' by a 'brilliant' £2 cap introduced on Nottinghamshire bus services. The maximum single fare for any journey has been capped at £2 across all NCT and Trentbarton bus services from January 2 to March thanks to the Government-funded Help for Households initiative.
These trips include NCT routes through to Loughborough, Southwell and Woodborough. The standard adult city area single will reduce from £2.50 to £2 and if you usually buy an all-day ticket, but only make two journeys a day, you can pay just £4 by paying for a single ticket on both buses you use.
Commuters in Nottingham thought the scheme was 'amazing', although some wished bus pass prices had also been cut. Annabel Pett, 53, a part-time accountant from West Bridgford, said: “I’m going on the bus today because of the cap - I think it’s a brilliant idea because I don’t have to pay for petrol or parking so I’m going to save a lot of money which is amazing in the cost-of-living crisis
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“I really hope other people take the opportunity to take the bus and save themselves money. I also think it potentially could improve the environment as less people will be in cars and on a bus instead.”
Ollie Powell, 26, who lives in Nottingham city centre and works in a restaurant, said: “I get the bus five times a week to get to work, so I rely on the buses. This cap will save me a lot of money in the long run which I’m thrilled with.
“I think once more students are aware of the price, they’ll consider taking the bus because it’s a much cheaper option to things like Uber.” All adult, under-19 and student single fares which are already £2 or less, £4.70 day tickets and all other tickets, such as Easyrider and longer term mobile tickets, remain at their normal prices.
Other passengers, who had bus passes, hoped a price cut would help them in the future. Michelle Board, 57, a retiree who lives in Bulwell, said: “It will benefit a lot of people but I use my bus pass so it doesn't impact me because I’m still paying £65 a month, which has increased from £58 since I first got it. I really don’t want it to go up any more because I would really struggle.
“I think it’s unfair to reduce the price of a ticket but not bus passes because those are the people who use the buses more.” Phoebe Pett, 21, a student at University of Nottingham, said: “I use the bus every day to travel to university with my student pass but I think the cap will encourage more students to use the bus especially if they don’t have a pass because it’s so cheap.
“I would have liked my student bus pass price to go down, but I hope they keep the cap into the future to help people who are struggling.”
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