Telford & Wrekin Council-run bus service fares to remain at £2 despite price cap rise
Fares for council-run bus services in Telford and Wrekin will remain at £2 for adults and a pound for children, the region's local authority has announced.
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The move comes after last week's Budget revealed that England's single bus fare cap would be hiked to £3.
Telford and Wrekin Council has confirmed today (Tuesday) that single ticket prices on its services will remain at £2 next year. However, fares for non-council services will be capped at £3 after the Government extended the fare cap that was due to expire altogether on December 31.
Telford and Wrekin Council has seven council-run bus routes, covering some of the most popular commuter routes from rural and urban residential areas connecting with key education and employment destinations, as well as supplying links to the Princess Royal Hospital and local town centres.
The seven Telford & Wrekin Council-run bus routes are Travel Telford Services 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104 and 105.
Leader of Telford and Wrekin Council, Lee Carter said: "In response to public demand and to ensure we have well-connected communities, Telford & Wrekin Council now has seven council-run local bus routes, linking up our borough towns with key education, employment and shopping destinations which, since they were launched two years ago have been used by over 350,000 passengers.”
Meanwhile, Telford and Wrekin Council's Cabinet Member for the Economy, Councillor Ollie Vickers added: "“To ensure that our residents can continue to access affordable public transport, we are happy to confirm that Telford & Wrekin Council will not raise ticket costs and single ticket fares on council-run bus services will continue to be excellent value for money at just £2 per adult and £1 per child.”
Shropshire Council said today (Tuesday) that it is waiting to hear whether it will benefit from £925m allocated towards improving bus services in last week’s Budget.
The county council announced that local bus services that are associated with the £3 fare cap scheme will be published on their website, once confirmed.
Some operators including Arriva Midlands, Banga Buses, BP Brown Travel (trading as Select Bus Services), Lakeside Coaches, Lugg Valley Travel, and Minsterley Motors have signed up to the scheme previously, and are expected to continue their involvement, according to the council.
