Bus passengers have shared their disappoinment after trentbarton announced it is set to raise fares. The bus company announced it will be increasing some ticket prices from January 22 by up to £1.
Trentbarton revealed the increase comes after a rise in fuel, bus parts and staffing costs. Tracey Bednall, 59, from Stapleford, said she was unaware of the price rise but feels like she can't do much about it as she uses the bus to get to work.
The court worker said: "I used to get a weekly saver so I do not know how it will affect that. I would not be able to get to work if I didn't pay it [the price increase]."
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The fare rise means the adult mango off-peak day cap is up by 50p and the mango anytime day cap up 20p. The adult mango off-peak ticket will rise to £6.80 compared to the current £6.30. The adult mango anytime day ticket will be priced at £10.30 compared to £10.10.
An adult zigzag ticket will cost passengers £7.60 instead of £7. The two person zigzag duo will go from £12 to £13 and the five person zigzag group ticket will rise from £16 to £17. Prices being frozen include the young explorer at £1 and the £3.50 zigzag plus add-on which includes morning peak travel.
A 75-year-old retired factory worker from Sandiacre, who asked not to be named, added: "I have got a free bus pass so it won't affect me. But they need to encourage people to come into town.
"If people want to go into town then they will anyway [not matter the price rise]. It is not good at the moment with how things are." A woman from Bramcote, who did want want to be identified, said she was unhappy with the service not stopping at Broad Marsh as well as the ticket rise.
She said she has to get multiple buses to get to the Broad Marsh area and the price rise will only make that more expensive. She said: "If you are going to the station and if you have luggage or want to get on the National Express, they have got to walk or get another bus."
She added: "I am not very happy about it, especially as I am having to go through this [to get to the Broad Marsh]. I want all the trentbarton buses back in Broad Marsh which will make it more cost-effective for people, especially when prices rise."
Tom Morgan, group commercial director at trentbarton, said: "We are paying considerably more than we were to reward our staff and for fuel and parts. For our services to remain viable, we have had to increase fares.
"We recognise the pressures everyone is under, but we hope our customers will be reassured that we have worked very hard to keep the average increases below inflation. Customers not yet using our mango app can lessen the impact by making the switch to access a wide range of discounts."
Until the end of March, customers can take advantage of the Government-backed £2 single fare cap on all trentbarton services except for red arrow. The discount is included in the mango app and contactless day, week and 28-day automatic caps.
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