£2 bus fare cap
Hello
We're celebrating a double bus campaign victory! The temporary £2 bus fare cap announced at the weekend was one of our campaign asks which will help to tackle the cost of living crisis AND boost passenger numbers.
We called for a cap because bus fares have risen by 65 per cent in a decade - far faster than rail fares and motoring costs - and were becoming unaffordable for many people. This cap will be a great relief to the millions of people who rely on buses, especially the 35 per cent of low-income households that have no car and are more likely to use buses.
We're hoping the cap will also help encourage more people to find their nearest bus stop and give the bus a try for just £2. If everyone switched just one car journey a month to bus, there would be a billion fewer car journeys and a saving of two million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. A small change that really could make a big difference!
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"I relied on the bus to get to work; now the service I used has been cut and I have to get two trains; twice the journey time and three times the cost." 
