Poll: Are rail fares value for money?
With the Government limiting the ability of rail companies to increase their prices, we're asking today if you think rail fares a value for money or not.
The Government has announced that he ability of train operators to add an additional 5% to some individual fares, as long as the average rise of regulated fares is maintained at 1% above RPI inflation, is being limited to just 2%.
This means that in January 2014, no regulated fare - which includes season tickets - can go up by more than 6.1%, with the average, as already announced, being limited to 4.1%.
With the new year rise being based on the July 2013 RPI inflation rate, which was 3.1%, some season tickets could have gone up by as much as 9.1% under the old "flexible" system.
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