Today, with little explanation of what ‘most’ means, UK media are reporting like this:
Most single bus fares in England will be capped at £2 from January and throughout 2027, Prime Minister Andy Burnham announces
Click on the link and you get:
Most bus fares in England will be capped at £2 from 1 January in 2027, the government has announced.
I had to search to find:
Exclusions typically include long-distance coach services. Dedicated school buses or school-only services (often already subsidised or restricted.
The Scottish scheme currently piloting in more remote areas has no such exclusions.
In March 2026, when it was announced, local media, (top) reported it but this kind of coverage was only here:
Swinney slashes 103 miles, 4 hour, Wick to Inverness bus fare from £31 to only £2! Is this big news? Well, not really, it seems
No MSM coverage at all and Northern Scot tries to suggest that Moray Council are paying for a Scottish Government-funded scheme!
From Cheaper bus travel for Highland communities published yesterday:
People across the Highlands and Islands are set to benefit from more affordable public transport as £2 capped bus fares are rolled out this month.
The pilot will significantly cut fares across the Highland network and is one of a range of measures the Scottish Government is taking to support households hit by rising everyday costs.
Fares such as a single adult journey from Wick to Inverness, currently £31, and a single adult journey from Elgin to Inverness, currently £15.60, would be capped at £2.
Following a successful launch in Shetland and the Western Isles, the pilot will be introduced in Orkney on 9 March and in Highland, Moray, Argyll and Bute from 23 March.
Source: https://www.gov.scot/news/cheaper-bus-travel-for-highland-communities/
Big news on BBC Scotland, Highlands & Islands?
Nope. £31 down to £2? Not in the public image it seems.
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