(13 Feb 2017, 9:19 pm)Andreos1 wrote Found a blog on First Manchester fares.
https://mancunian1001.wordpress.com/2016...re-freeze/
I'm not doubting what you are saying about the 7%, but I could only see it on the weekly ticket - using the figures provided. The monthly ticket was closer to a GNE increase.
However, I do like that bundle deal they're offering. The app is also available on Windows Phone!
https://www.virgintrainseastcoast.com/th...m-station/
Details of the parking costs at the station. The location of the station (at the top of a very steep hill), doesn't lend itself to parking in another car park.
Sorry, I was wrong about monthly/annual, but Day tickets still go up about 7%. I'm not sure how many people risk monthly, let alone annual tickets, with passengers either liable to job change, or only ever 8 weeks away from a possible service change/reduction.
The flaw in the argument about boarding times is fairly obvious: Relatively few people pay with cash, especially after 0900 on Mon/Tues. And even then another possible solution would be to re-instate the ban on £20 notes, originally introduced by both First and Stagecoach on Police advice, due to the large numbers of forgeries in circulation.