Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has today (20) announced plans to increase some of its bus fares in a bid to tackle rising costs.
The firm said it had now carried out its annual review of fares and confirmed some prices will now change from Sunday, March 31, 2024.
Passengers who buy weekly or monthly Easyrider passes will see no rise and those who pay by the trip will still pay the £2 single fare as part of the government’s Help for Household scheme.
Some city zone ticket prices will increase along with the cost of a Grouprider.
The average increase in fares will be 4.2%
David Astill, NCT Managing Director said: “We are pleased to confirm that our weekly and monthly Easyrider prices are frozen which is great news for Nottingham’s regular bus users.
“For those travelling less frequently and paying a day at a time, then the £2 capped single fare continues unchanged.
We have been able to minimise the increase in our City Zone adult day ticket to just 10p – less than 2%.”
Graham Chapman, Chair of NCT said: “Many bus companies throughout the UK are struggling and routes are being cut. In Nottingham, we have one of the best services in the country. We do not want to put fares up but in order to maintain the quality of service Nottingham is used to, we need some increase.
He added: “I hope people will appreciate that many core fares have been frozen.”
The fare rises are as follows:
- Adult day ticket in the City Zone increases by just 10p to £5.30
- Under 19 tickets in the City Zone increase to £1.70 single and £3.20 for a day ticket
- Grouprider increases by 50p – the equivalent of as little as 10p per person – to £8.50 and remains available to buy and use all day, every day with no premium price at peak times
- There will be a City Zone boundary change at Clifton to incorporate the new Fairham Development
Full details about NCT’s new fares are available at www.nctx.co.uk/farechange
