Cambridgeshire’s biggest bus operator has confirmed that it will take part in a new £2 fare cap scheme, which will mean that adults will continue to pay no more than £2 for a single trip – and under-25’s can pay just £1.
Stagecoach East has opted in to the Mayor’s £2 fare cap, even when the national cap is raised to £3 in the new year.
This local fare cap scheme covers places such as Cambridge, Peterborough and St Ives and is funded separately by the Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority. This runs alongside the £1 Tiger Bus Pass, available to under-25’s in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, which mean a single trip costs just £1 for anyone with a pass.
The £2 fare cap applies across all of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
The news comes as Cambridge City Council’s current consultation on car parking charges proposes to increase the price of a stay of over five hours at the weekend at Grand Arcade or Park Street by £3.00 to £33.10.
It says, by contrast, a return trip, including all day parking of up to 18 hours, on the Park & Ride bus services will be £4, less than the cost to park for just two hours at either Grand Arcade, Park Street or Grafton East or West.
(Picture – Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority)
