South Yorkshire Mayor 'disappointed' by child bus fare increases

First Bus South Yorkshire has informed South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority it will be applying a price rise to its multi-journey and period child bus fares from this Sunday, July 28.

The rise follows similar increases by other bus operators in the region.

Mr Coppard said: “I’m disappointed to see yet another bus operator raise fares for children.

“This will have an impact on families this summer.

“Right now, I don’t have the powers to set fares or create the kind of transport network South Yorkshire needs.

“That’s why I have made reforming our buses a priority.

“The current situation is not working for our communities, our economy or our environment.

“I’m determined to change that.

“In my manifesto I committed to a free public transport pilot for young people.

“This is something we’ll be sharing more details on later this year.”