One of the North East’s biggest bus operators is set to impose an “unwelcome” fare hike this weekend.
Go North East has announced that it will be upping its ticket prices from this Sunday, October 23, blaming “big increases” in the costs of fuel and parts. The price of a single ticket is due to go up by a maximum of 40p, with return tickets increasing by no more than 60p.
Transport North East boss Tobyn Hughes told councillors on Tuesday that the hike was “unwelcome, but reflective of the cost pressures that Go North East and other bus operators are experiencing”. South Tyneside councillor Ernest Gibson warned that prices were rising by a “substantial amount” for families who would suffer a “detrimental” impact at a time of cost of living crisis.
