Public transport users had omitted after the bus walks were announced only one month after the New West Midlands mayor was chosen in promises to reduce ticket prices.
Rate for the day and the bus tickets of the season will increase by an average of 6% at the end of June after Mayor Richard Parker promised “cheaper and simpler rates”, but the combined authority of West Midlands (WMCA) has claimed the “.
According to the regional authority, the decision means that the price increases, including the NBUS day ticket, the 30p to £ 4.80 increases, and the four -week rate jumps from £ 60 to £ 64.
The decision has been agreed by all bus operators in the West Midlands transport area (TFWM), confirmed a WMCA statement.
“Despite the increase, the new rates continue to offer great value to passengers and remain lower than the equivalent rates in the region of the city of Liverpool and the Great Manchester,” reads the statement.
“The unique rate remains established in £ 2, limited under a financing agreement with the Department of Transportation, until at least at the end of this year.”
However, bus passengers have expressed angry at the increase in prices, which has arrived just over a month after Richard Parker of Labor was chosen mayor of the West Midlands Metro.
“@Richparklab only in office per month and rates go up. And it seems that the rates will rise again at the end of the year, when the current subsidy agreement ends,” the user shared @Bordesleyreen in X, previously Twitter.
Adrian Johnson described the movement as a “rotten agreement for the monthly pass”, adding that within a year it went from £ 56 to £ 60 and next: £ 64! 20%increase. Bunco of tumates basically. “
Paul Beaman suggested that the increase in the rate could be justified if transport services improved, but said “Birmingham to Dudley is absolutely shocking.”
Other Brummies online described the new rates as “unpleasant”, “an absolute p*sstake” and gave the cost of the life crisis as a reason why updated prices are a bad movement.
Richard Parker became mayor of West Midlands last month in a manifesto of “new beginning” that promised “affordable rates, reliable and improved buses better.”
“We need cheaper and simpler rates that can be used and, and, and, as a trip.
“The West Midlands is missing our fair part of the government’s funds, for example in transport. We will press a lot so that West Midlands obtains its fair part of the money from the central government.”
When defending the controversial increase in prices, WMCA added: “The increase guarantees that the bus network in the region continues to operate at the current levels, while a continuous review, launched by TFWM last year, analyzes the long -term sustainability of bus services.
“The review will be informed to the combined authority board of West Midlands (WMCA) next month.”
