£2 Price Cap, Jan - March' 23
£2 Price Cap, Jan - March' 23
I can see why people are thinking that. For Going from Rothbury - Creswell, you have to go to Morpeth (X14) then Ashington (35), then to Creswell (1). It would Cost £6 for one way or £12 return. It would just be cheaper to get a £8.60 Day Ticket. I just think that the Scheme has been poorly thought out and they haven't done enough to advertise the other options.
Also for a Morpeth + Ashington Weekly Ticket, it costs £27 or £3.86 a day. Much better value then £1.90 Stobhill - Morpeth then £2 Morpeth - Ashington. £3.90 One way or £7.80 Return. Like I said previous, They are just promoting Singles, not the other ticket options.
Stagecoach have no mention at all of it any of their vehicles (not Slaty) ones anyway given how shockingly high their single fares are in NCL it will only benefit those who are making a single journey.
If you’re someone like me who travels occasionally but regularly then the multi 10 journey riders offers better value than this £2 single at £31.50 for 10 that’s £3.15 a day ticket which, is better value than this £2 single fare.
(05 Jan 2023, 2:28 pm)Coastliner700 Stagecoach have no mention at all of it any of their vehicles (not Slaty) ones anyway given how shockingly high their single fares are in NCL it will only benefit those who are making a single journey.
If you’re someone like me who travels occasionally but regularly then the multi 10 journey riders offers better value than this £2 single at £31.50 for 10 that’s £3.15 a day ticket which, is better value than this £2 single fare.
(05 Jan 2023, 2:28 pm)Coastliner700 Stagecoach have no mention at all of it any of their vehicles (not Slaty) ones anyway given how shockingly high their single fares are in NCL it will only benefit those who are making a single journey.
If you’re someone like me who travels occasionally but regularly then the multi 10 journey riders offers better value than this £2 single at £31.50 for 10 that’s £3.15 a day ticket which, is better value than this £2 single fare.
(05 Jan 2023, 2:28 pm)Coastliner700 Stagecoach have no mention at all of it any of their vehicles (not Slaty) ones anyway given how shockingly high their single fares are in NCL it will only benefit those who are making a single journey.They are still advertising the Santa Bus. They might get around to advertising the £2 thing by 1st April....
If you’re someone like me who travels occasionally but regularly then the multi 10 journey riders offers better value than this £2 single at £31.50 for 10 that’s £3.15 a day ticket which, is better value than this £2 single fare.
(05 Jan 2023, 2:28 pm)Coastliner700 Stagecoach have no mention at all of it any of their vehicles (not Slaty) ones anyway given how shockingly high their single fares are in NCL it will only benefit those who are making a single journey.They are still advertising the Santa Bus. They might get around to advertising the £2 thing by 1st April....
If you’re someone like me who travels occasionally but regularly then the multi 10 journey riders offers better value than this £2 single at £31.50 for 10 that’s £3.15 a day ticket which, is better value than this £2 single fare.
(05 Jan 2023, 12:54 pm)streetdeckfan I'm currently sat in Spoons and listening to a conversation about the £2 bus fare.
They were both saying how it will still be considerably cheaper for them to get a day/weekly ticket than to buy singles.
More importantly, they said the way it's been marketed is misleading people into buying singles over a day ticket, which actually costs them more money. To be honest, I can see how that could be the case if you're not too familiar with the tickets available.
(05 Jan 2023, 12:54 pm)streetdeckfan I'm currently sat in Spoons and listening to a conversation about the £2 bus fare.
They were both saying how it will still be considerably cheaper for them to get a day/weekly ticket than to buy singles.
More importantly, they said the way it's been marketed is misleading people into buying singles over a day ticket, which actually costs them more money. To be honest, I can see how that could be the case if you're not too familiar with the tickets available.
Took advantage of the £2 bus fare today... by using the car for part of the journey!
Did Bishop to Gateshead on the bus, then just got a lift from Gateshead.
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Does anyone know if there’s a list of fare zones available for Gne outside the cap?
I’m trying to pull some data together for colleague budgeting and I can’t find it anywhere,
(23 Jan 2023, 5:26 pm)Ambassador Does anyone know if there’s a list of fare zones available for Gne outside the cap?
I’m trying to pull some data together for colleague budgeting and I can’t find it anywhere,
(23 Jan 2023, 5:26 pm)Ambassador Does anyone know if there’s a list of fare zones available for Gne outside the cap?
I’m trying to pull some data together for colleague budgeting and I can’t find it anywhere,
(25 Jan 2023, 9:06 am)Adrian I don't think there's any fare zones as such, other than the day/week/month tickets listed on their website, but you may find this useful for single/return fares: https://bustimes.org/fares/datasets/1556
(25 Jan 2023, 9:06 am)Adrian I don't think there's any fare zones as such, other than the day/week/month tickets listed on their website, but you may find this useful for single/return fares: https://bustimes.org/fares/datasets/1556
(25 Jan 2023, 5:17 pm)Ambassador That's hugely useful! Trying to balance buying overflow car parking spaces vs public transport vs taxi for the next engagement budget!
(25 Jan 2023, 5:17 pm)Ambassador That's hugely useful! Trying to balance buying overflow car parking spaces vs public transport vs taxi for the next engagement budget!
(25 Jan 2023, 9:06 am)Adrian I don't think there's any fare zones as such, other than the day/week/month tickets listed on their website, but you may find this useful for single/return fares: https://bustimes.org/fares/datasets/1556
(25 Jan 2023, 9:06 am)Adrian I don't think there's any fare zones as such, other than the day/week/month tickets listed on their website, but you may find this useful for single/return fares: https://bustimes.org/fares/datasets/1556
(26 Jan 2023, 2:07 am)Drifter60 it’s the ‘short hop’ fares I can’t believe. Parkside to Seaham, £2.10 single for an 8 minute journey but Parkside to Sunderland City Centre, £2.30 for a 40 minute journey. 2 miles vs 8 miles the difference 20p! I appreciate that actually quite a few fares were decreased in various schemes and fare caps, which is good news but I still think it seems like you’re ripped off just travelling locally. A similar short hop fare should be introduced.
(26 Jan 2023, 2:07 am)Drifter60 it’s the ‘short hop’ fares I can’t believe. Parkside to Seaham, £2.10 single for an 8 minute journey but Parkside to Sunderland City Centre, £2.30 for a 40 minute journey. 2 miles vs 8 miles the difference 20p! I appreciate that actually quite a few fares were decreased in various schemes and fare caps, which is good news but I still think it seems like you’re ripped off just travelling locally. A similar short hop fare should be introduced.
Have GNE put the price of short singles up to make them £2?
X21 used to be a fixed price (£1.80 most recent I think) anywhere from West Auckland to Bishop, now it's £2 from Tindale to Bishop with GNE, but still only £1.50 on Arriva
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(16 Feb 2023, 7:49 am)streetdeckfan Have GNE put the price of short singles up to make them £2?
X21 used to be a fixed price (£1.80 most recent I think) anywhere from West Auckland to Bishop, now it's £2 from Tindale to Bishop with GNE, but still only £1.50 on Arriva
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(16 Feb 2023, 7:49 am)streetdeckfan Have GNE put the price of short singles up to make them £2?
X21 used to be a fixed price (£1.80 most recent I think) anywhere from West Auckland to Bishop, now it's £2 from Tindale to Bishop with GNE, but still only £1.50 on Arriva
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(16 Feb 2023, 7:49 am)streetdeckfan Have GNE put the price of short singles up to make them £2?
X21 used to be a fixed price (£1.80 most recent I think) anywhere from West Auckland to Bishop, now it's £2 from Tindale to Bishop with GNE, but still only £1.50 on Arriva
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(16 Feb 2023, 7:49 am)streetdeckfan Have GNE put the price of short singles up to make them £2?
X21 used to be a fixed price (£1.80 most recent I think) anywhere from West Auckland to Bishop, now it's £2 from Tindale to Bishop with GNE, but still only £1.50 on Arriva
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The £2 bus fare cap on single journeys in England is to be extended until the end of June.
And we’ve also committed £80 million to protect vital bus services
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/2-bus...ew-funding
https://twitter.com/transportgovuk/statu...6896713729
(17 Feb 2023, 4:29 pm)Michael The £2 bus fare cap on single journeys in England is to be extended until the end of June.
And we’ve also committed £80 million to protect vital bus services
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/2-bus...ew-funding
https://twitter.com/transportgovuk/statu...6896713729
(17 Feb 2023, 4:29 pm)Michael The £2 bus fare cap on single journeys in England is to be extended until the end of June.
And we’ve also committed £80 million to protect vital bus services
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/2-bus...ew-funding
https://twitter.com/transportgovuk/statu...6896713729
(17 Feb 2023, 5:27 pm)idiot Been charged £2 from stadium to John Street. Sure it was £1.80?
(17 Feb 2023, 5:27 pm)idiot Been charged £2 from stadium to John Street. Sure it was £1.80?
(17 Feb 2023, 5:27 pm)idiot Been charged £2 from stadium to John Street. Sure it was £1.80?
(17 Feb 2023, 5:27 pm)idiot Been charged £2 from stadium to John Street. Sure it was £1.80?
