Government extends bus fare cap raising it to £3 until end of 2025

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The government has announced a mp;pound;151 million investment to extend the national bus fare cap and are raising it to mp;pound;3 until the end of 2025. This is an increase on the previous limit of mp;pound;2 under the Conservative government and is in place to prevent significant bus fare price hikes across the country. Without this intervention, some passengers could face dramatic fare increases when the current cap expires at the end of 2024, with the Leeds to Scarborough route potentially soaring by mp;pound;13. Transport Secretary Louise Haigh emphasised the importan...