py_megapixel
Established Member
The fare cap has resulted, perhaps predictably, in most bus companies now effectively having a flat fare system, even where some of their fares used to be less than the cap. This may be either a matter of official policy or simply because drivers are in the habit of issuing all tickets to the end of the route regardless of the passenger's actual destination. (As an aside, I'm curious about why this happens. Is it just to save time? Presumably the companies get a larger reimbursement from the capping scheme for longer-distance tickets, but it is surely not allowed to intentionally issue tickets for a longer journey than the passenger is making to take advantage of this)
My question is where in England can a full-fare-paying adult (so excluding child fares, student discount schemes etc.) board a bus of an operator which is participating in the fare cap scheme and purchase a single ticket that costs less than the cap amount of £2?
My question is where in England can a full-fare-paying adult (so excluding child fares, student discount schemes etc.) board a bus of an operator which is participating in the fare cap scheme and purchase a single ticket that costs less than the cap amount of £2?