Transport Focus wanted to understand more about awareness of the recently introduced £2 bus fare and whether it has led to more journeys being made on buses.
From 1 January the government introduced a £2 capped single bus fare in England (outside of London). Participation in the scheme is voluntary and some bus companies chose not to take part but most major bus operators offer it. A £2 capped fare was introduced in Greater Manchester,
Merseyside and West Yorkshire in autumn 2022.
Transport Focus obtained the views of 1108 people; a representative subset of 2000 people across Great Britain interviewed over the weekend of 20-22 January 2023. This report focuses on fare payers (under age 65) within England who live outside London. The questions we asked are shown in the appendix.
Recent news from last week is the £2 promotion has been extended to June 30; local participation applies but hopefully most of the companies that have participated to date will continue to June 30