I travel four hours on a bus per day - the bus fare cap will save me £500 a year. The 24-year-old, who lives on the city's outskirts, said capping bus fares would mean he'd be more likely to travel into the city centre on weekends.
The wool shop owner says she travels about four hours from Bedworth in Warwickshire to Leamington Spa and back, six days a week, according to the latest reporting on the story.
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That will change when a newly-announced cap on most single bus fares comes into force in England in January, which Sarah says will enable her to save £500 a year.
While a lower fare cap is welcome, the Campaign for Better Transport said rural areas were still suffering from fewer bus routes and services, adding that such areas had been more affected by council cut backs in the last decade than urban zones.
However Holly Haines, who lives in a rural part of Hereford near the England-Wales border, said the cap would have no impact on her bus travel as the service she uses is provided by a Welsh company.
In January 2025, an England-wide bus fare cap rose to £3 under Sir Keir Starmer's Labour government, although Liverpool and Manchester are examples of city regions where fares have been held at £2.
Seb Pelisse, meanwhile, said while the bus fare cap would be positive news for those who don't drive, it would make little difference to his own finances, according to the latest reporting on the story.
Available information indicates that Image source, Seb PelisseImage caption, Seb said the bus fare cap will have little impact on his finances.
He said the bus fare cap is "a great measure for anyone not driving", but added that fixing the train fares would "help many more", in a development tied to the same story.
Separately, Most bus fares in England to be capped at £2 from January Published5 hours ago.
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«Whilst I would love for other people to benefit from the £2 capped fare... I find it hard that I will not be able to benefit from it,»
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Image source, Sarah BodgerImage caption, Sarah Bodger says she spends more than £3,000 a year on travelling to work.
The new cap will take effect from 1 January 2027 for fares on participating buses outside of London, according to the latest reporting on the story.
In his second full day in office, Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced that a £2 cap on bus fares in England will be reinstated from January and be in effect throughout 2027.
But the cost of getting there comes to £58 per week, or more than £3,000 per year, she says, in a development tied to the same story.
Separately, She said that despite the current £3 bus cap in England, a single on her bus costs at least £4.20, despite the journey being "entirely in England".
Diane Wordsworth, who also lives in a more rural part of England, thinks that while the £2 cap is a good idea, bus services need to be improved first.
For some, like in Manchester and Liverpool, they are already operating a £2 cap scheme, and while there will be extra funding for the devolved nations, there is no obligation for them to introduce the policy.
Available information indicates that Image source, Holly HainesImage caption, Holly Haines bus journey on the Wales-England border costs at least £4.20.
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"We need a proper bus service first, that isn't run by several different companies, in a development tied to the same story.
Separately, Most bus fares in England to be capped at £2 but Burnham faces funding criticismpublished at 16:33 BST16:33 BST.
"Whilst I would love for other people to benefit from the £2 capped fare.
"Then we might be able to take advantage of capped fares and use public transport more.", according to the latest reporting on the story.
