Some fares on Nottingham City Transport buses will change for the first time in over a year on 5th June because of fuel price rises, although NCT has frozen child, student, weekend family and monthly travel prices to minimise the impact on customers.
Nottingham City Transport uses around 9 million litres of fuel a year and the Company is now paying 10p more a litre for fuel than a year ago, adding £1m to the fuel bill, which cannot be absorbed. City Area fares last increased over a year ago in April 2010 following a 2 year price freeze on the City Bus network.
Fuel prices at the pumps are now at record high levels, averaging around £1.35 per litre, up 15p a litre compared to a year ago, according to the AA.
Marketing Manager, Anthony Carver-Smith stated, “We know any increase in prices is unwelcome and we have worked very hard to freeze the main fares for children, students, families and monthly commuters”.
He continued, “Internally, we have made efficiency savings and all staff groups have agreed to no increase in salary this year, to keep these price rises down to an absolute minimum”.
The popular £4 weekend Group Rider ticket, which allows up to 5 people (max 2 adults) to make unlimited journeys for the day, remains unchanged, along with children and student single fares, which stay at £1.
Although City Area singles will increase to £1.70 and the all day ticket will increase to £3.40, most customers can switch to Easyrider Citycard to keep their travel costs the same and many customers can pass less than they currently do by changing the ticket they buy.
Promotional prices will be advertised on the Company’s Facebook Page and website to incentivise customers to transfer to Easyrider Citycard.
The new NCT fare structure, from 5th June 2011 is:
City Area On Bus Fares
- Adult All Day Ticket: £3.40 – switch to Easyrider Citycard Anytime to pay as little as £2.10 per day
- Adult Short Hop: £1.00 Unchanged
- Adult Standard Single: £1.70
- Child Single: £1.00 Unchanged
- Dog Rover All Day Ticket: £1.00 Unchanged
- Go2 Night Buses: £3.00
- Group Rider: £8.00 schooldays
- Group Rider Weekends and Holidays: £4.00 Unchanged
- Student Single*: £1.00 Unchanged (* 34 and 36 only)
City Area and Outer Area On Bus Fares
- Network Rider: £6.00 Unchanged
- Group Network Rider: £12.00 Schooldays
- Group Network Rider Weekends and Holidays: £6.00 Unchanged
Easyrider Citycard
Anytime Adult
- 3 days: £9.99
- 5 days: £15.50
- 10 days: £29.00
- 20 days: £53.00
- 100 days: £210.00
Anytime Under 18
- 3 days: £5.70 Unchanged
- 5 days: £9.00 Unchanged
- 10 days: £17.00 Unchanged
- 20 days: £31.25 Unchanged
- 100 days: £125.00 Unchanged
Easyrider Adult
- 1 week: £14.00 online; £15.00 Travel Centre Unchanged
- 1 month Direct Debit: £42.70 Unchanged
- 1 month: £49.00 online; £52.75 Travel Centre Unchanged
- 3 months: £135
- 6 months: £250
- 12 months: £399
Easyrider Under 18
- 1 week: £8.25 Unchanged
- 1 month Direct Debit: £25.50 Unchanged
- 1 month: £30 online; £32.50 Travel Centre Unchanged
- 3 months: £75 Unchanged
- 6 months: £140 Unchanged
- 12 months: £260 Unchanged
Students – NTU, UON and formerly 10% discount
- 1 week: £8.25 (reduced from £15)
- 1 month: £32.50 (reduced from £47.45)
- 3 months: £75 (reduced from £115.20)
- 6 months: £140 (reduced from £211.50)
- 12 months: £260 (reduced from £324)
Pathfinder Outer Area Fares
Our Spring Sale will end on Saturday 4 June 2011, but most fares will not go back to pre-Sale prices. The Easyrider Citycard boundary remains unchanged at Lowdham, Gonalston Farm. Look out for special promotional flyers from the bus drivers for cheaper fares on Easyrider Citycard.
Lowdham and Burton Joyce to Nottingham
- Adult Single: £2.50 cash, £2.00 Farecard
- Adult Return: £3.50 cash, £2.80 Farecard or switch to Anytime from £2.56 per day and use it on City buses at no extra cost too!
- Child Single: £2.00 cash, £1.60 Farecard
- Child Return: £3.00 cash, £2.40 Farecard or switch to Anytime <18 from £1.56 per day and use it on City buses at no extra cost too!
- Weekly Saver Adult: £15.00 or switch to Easyrider from £9.64 a week on Direct Debit (£42.70) or £52.75 a month from the Travel Centre and use it on City buses at no extra cost too!
- Weekly Saver Child: £10.00 or switch to Easyrider <18 from £8.25 a week in the Travel Centre and use it on City buses at no extra cost too!
Thurgarton, NTU and Southwell to Nottingham
- Adult Single: £3.50 cash, £2.80 Farecard
- Adult Return: £5.00 cash, £4.00 Farecard or switch to Anytime eXtra from £3.60 per day and use it on City buses at no extra cost too!
- Child Single: £3.00 cash, £2.40 Farecard
- Child Return: £4.00 cash, £3.20 Farecard or switch to Anytime eXtra from £2.90 per day and use it on City buses at no extra cost too!
- Weekly Saver Adult: £20.00 or switch to Easyrider eXtra from £14.68 a week on Direct Debit (£65) or £70.00 a month from the Travel Centre and use it on City buses at no extra cost too!
- Weekly Saver Child: £15.00 or switch to Easyrider eXtra from £14.25 a week in the Travel Centre and use it on City buses at no extra cost too!
Easyrider eXtra
Easyrider eXtra is our brand new smart card, which covers the entire network without any boundaries. It’s the ideal card to have if you’re travelling to Southwell, East Leake, Loughborough or East Midlands Airport on a regular basis and it can also be used on every NCT City bus too!
There are Anytime and Consecutive Days Versions for Adults and Under 18s, so there’s a card for everyone! For prices visit the eXtra page!
South Notts Outer Area Fares
South Notts Saver tickets will change price on 26th June when eXtra is launched on South Notts The One. More details to follow.
Skylink Fares to the Airport
The 24 Hour Return tickets are withdrawn and are replaced by either the Month Return or new Easyrider eXtra, which covers Nottingham to East Midlands Airport and all buses within Nottingham for the same price. Group Single increases to £8. On overnight journeys (leaving Nottingham at 1, 2, 3, 4am or East Midlands Airport at 1.15, 2.15, 3.15 or 4.15am) the Go2 Night flat fare of £3 will apply to all journeys between the City Centre and Clifton.
Citylink 1 & 2 P&R Link Tickets
These are unchanged at £4.