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« Reply #15 on: December 23, 2022, 17:53:10 »

I think it's a missed opportunity having to still ask for a ticket to your destination, rather than adopting a proper flat fare.
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« Reply #16 on: December 24, 2022, 17:27:55 »

Prevents you from using it as a rover-type ticket
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« Reply #17 on: January 06, 2023, 12:48:28 »

Many will be aware that some long distance journeys are split in the timetable to comply with Traffic Commissioner requirements regarding local bus services.

An example is the X5 from Swindon to Salisbury which splits at Pewsey.   I have confirmed with Salisbury Reds that despite that the £2 applies end to end.

I assume the same will apply for the 49 from Swindon to Trowbridge (which splits at Devizes) and the S6 from Swindon to Oxford (Faringdon).
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« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2023, 11:15:25 »

If the bus continues to the end of route....if you have to change buses, it's down to the bus company's choice.
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« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2023, 11:31:06 »

If the bus continues to the end of route....if you have to change buses, it's down to the bus company's choice.

Qualified "yes".  We also have a case locally where the route number changes too at the split point, and I don't know what the status is on that.    And where the journey and change is between bus companies, it would be rare for the £2 to carry over - journeys such as Melksham to our main hospital in Bath, and from Trowbridge and Westbury to Salisbury which was the D1 until last year, when the D1 was truncated to Warminster and the Beeline 24 hurriedly commissioned to ensure the key bus network isn't broken.
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« Reply #20 on: January 17, 2023, 11:36:12 »

Definitely NOT if between operators - two tickets required.

Same operator - of course every bus does more than one trip a aday, moving from one route to another. These tickets aren't rovers, so a change of route number is very likely to mean a new service and another £2 ticket.
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« Reply #21 on: January 17, 2023, 11:58:43 »

I took a bus on Saturday and was pleased to discover that on First buses in Bristol at least, you don't need to state anything. Just tap on, tap off. I was told by a regular bus user later that you don't have to tap out, but it can affect the fare. If you tap out, then take another (First) bus that day, your daily fare is capped at £3.50. If you don't tap out, it's just another £2 fare for each bus with no daily or weekly limit.
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« Reply #22 on: February 17, 2023, 17:10:41 »

The £2 fare cap scheme has been extended for another three months until the end of June 2023.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64678990
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« Reply #23 on: February 17, 2023, 18:58:44 »

As well as £80million further funding for the Bus Recivery grant too
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« Reply #24 on: April 05, 2023, 07:14:48 »

More people using the bus because of the £2 limit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65177420
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« Reply #25 on: April 05, 2023, 11:54:30 »

It was nice to break the news to a regular Stagecoach user the other day that this had been extended to the end of June. He was delighted (uses it to get to work). I got an email from them about the extension well after I learnt about it on here.

Just shows what can be done. It would be good if the gov't could suspend/abolish the minimum fare on railcards to compete a bit with this promotion.
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« Reply #26 on: April 05, 2023, 11:57:33 »

Just to add I've been using the bus more as a result and agree with Bmblbzzz, it's nice to know the fare will be £2 and not some randomly high amount. I know some operators publish single fares on their websites, but at least this way you don't have to look it up or get a nasty surprise when the driver tells you. Also makes comparing singles with day/rover tickets a bit easier when weighing up what's best value.
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« Reply #27 on: May 17, 2023, 00:59:13 »

The £2 bus fare cap scheme has been extended again. It will now run until the end of October 2023.

From 1st November 2023 the cap will rise to £2.50 for a further 13 months, to the end of November 2024.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65616182
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/2-bus-fare-cap
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« Reply #28 on: May 17, 2023, 07:11:18 »

The £2 bus fare cap scheme has been extended again. It will now run until the end of October 2023.

From 1st November 2023 the cap will rise to £2.50 for a further 13 months, to the end of November 2024.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65616182
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/2-bus-fare-cap

What about an appropriate similar scheme for trains?   Sort out fares for the summer and keep extending?
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« Reply #29 on: May 17, 2023, 07:32:45 »

The £2 bus fare cap scheme has been extended again. It will now run until the end of October 2023.

From 1st November 2023 the cap will rise to £2.50 for a further 13 months, to the end of November 2024.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65616182
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/2-bus-fare-cap

What about an appropriate similar scheme for trains?   Sort out fares for the summer and keep extending?


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