(07 May 2015, 5:44 pm)Panasonic44 wrote GNE has increased Buzzfares & some Route Savers. Also they have confirmed single prices have not been affected.
Price increase e.g. Crusader was £13 now £13.30 since May 6th 2015
Buzzfare 3 zones 1 day+ was £7.20 (i think) now £7.80
Where is this confirmation?
Some adult single fares on a selection of primarily branded routes have increased in price (by 10p), although not all. As an example (in addition to Tom's example above), the adult single fare on the X66 service has increased from £2.70 to £2.80, although the Newcastle & Gateshead day ticket is still priced at £3.50.
This ties in with what cbma06 was saying previously. By and large, bus operators price their single tickets and return or day tickets quite closely. If you ask the driver on the X66 how much a single costs, and s/he advises you that it costs £2.80, while a day ticket is £3.50, you may change your mind and hand over the extra 70p "just in case" you end up needing to come back.
Before this goes off-topic again and we start discussing national fare increases, it's been moved to the appropriate thread (again).