Fighting Fare Increases and Service Cuts

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First York has increased bus fares 8 times over the past 6 years. Increases have been between 25% and 100%. In January 2009, a First Day ticket increased in cost from £3.50 to £3.70. In 2003 this was just £2.20. These rises have occurred at the same time as First York withdrawing set timetables from certain routes and reducing services on others. In response to rising bus fares, the number of paying passengers reduced by just under 14% during the period 2005/06 –2007/08. This is a decrease from approximately 11m to 9.5m passengers. In 2003/04, 29% of people were not satisfied with local bus services. This number has risen to 32% in 2007/08. Performance indicators show that under 32% of buses leaving the city in the morning leave on time. Only 25% of buses are on time at timing points along service routes.

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If you would like to see the full extent of First York’s successive fare increases, please click HERE.

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This campaign calls for:
… 1. A freeze in First York bus fares until June 2011
… 2. An end to First York bus cuts
… 3. A review of all bus services to ensure that villages in outer York
……..have sufficient access to bus routes

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If you agree with this campaign and you would like to express your support, please sign the petition and join the facebook group using the icons on the right. You can also join the petition by text message. Standard text message rates apply.

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You can show public support for this campaign by writing a letter to the Press newspaper using the e-mail address letters@thepress.co.uk.
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The campaign reported on ITV’s Calendar News