You may remember that I wrote about a problem with National Rail fare increases back in October. I’m disappointed to report that exactly the same problem will occur on March 1st this year, meaning that the cumulative effect is getting worse. As a reminder, when applying small increases (circa 2.5%) to fares below £4, the … Read more
Details of the new fares from 1st March 2021 have been released today. As predicted, the average increase is 2.6% which is last July’s inflation rate of 1.6% plus a 1% uplift mandated by the government. Both TfL and NR fares are subject to increases this year, although TfL have chosen to freeze a few … Read more
… or not, as the case is this year. In case you hadn’t yet heard, the annual fares revision which usually takes place on Jan 2nd every year has been postponed this year. It’s currently scheduled for Monday 1st March, but that is dependant on getting the data to the software provider by Friday 15th … Read more