At our most recent Management Committee meeting we have taken the difficult decision to increase our fares. They last increased in 2023 and we need to take this step to mitigate our increasing costs as much as we can, we need to ensure that we are viable.
We’d like to remind passengers that anyone in financial difficulty can speak to the office in confidence.
From the 1st of May our fares will increase to:
Ring and Ride:
0-5 miles- £6.50 (this charge is for a return journey)
5-10- £7.50 (this charge is for a return journey)
Anyone without a bus pass would pay £2 more on top of this.
Carers charge will increase to £5.00
Out of Area Charges:
£0.50 will be added, so if the fare was £17.00 it will now be £17.50 etc.
Voluntary Car/Hospital Service:
The fares for hospital transport using our own vehicles will not increase but we are going to increase the admin fee to £2.50- the admin charge has not been increased since 2023 and we need to take this step to ensure that this service also remains viable.
The mileage rate will continue to be £0.50 per mile payable directly to the driver.
Day trip fares will also raise slightly and these will be listed on the monthly programme.
We want to give passengers as much notice as possible about the increase so it won’t be implemented until May.
We do encourage any passenger that is worried about these increases to get in touch with us, we will be feeding back regularly to the Management Committee.
With our warm thanks for your support and understanding,
The GCT Team
