The North East Mayor, Kim McGuinness, has capped adult bus fairs at £2.50, 50p cheaper than governments cap of £3.00 as announced in Labour’s Budget back in October.
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00:00North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has announced that a £2.50 maximum bus fare price for a single journey will come into force from January
00:06when the national fare cap for adults jumps from £2 to £3.
00:10Many have been worried that the government's move to increase the ticket price limit would cause a dip in passenger numbers and affect rural areas even more.
00:16While leaders in other northern regions such as Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire have committed to keeping the £2 cap going for at least some of next year,
00:24Ms McGuinness focused on maintaining a £1 ticket offer for bus users aged 21 and under.
00:29Luckily, this has changed with confirmation that a £2.50 cap will be instituted on bus routes across Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham from January up until December 2025.
00:40The fare cap will be subsidised by the North East Combined Authority and will mean that adult single bus fares across the region are expected to range from £1.90 to £2.50,
00:50with commercial bus operators deciding their own prices for shorter journeys that fall below the cap.
00:55Bus fares outside of London have been capped at £2 since January 2023.