(29 Apr 2024, 10:06 am)Rob44 wrote Why anyone would want to use the metro zones as a structure for fares is beyond me!  I normally use my Maggie mover or get a £6 day ticket on the metro but always believed payed for the distance you travel .... no!!!  Its 2.80 from Central to Gateshead but for also 2.80 you can travel from felling to south Gosforth??

If you travel from pelaw to gateshead stadium or regent centre to Ilford road its 380??  Two journeys of under 5 minutes compare to 20 plus above.  Disgracefull!

It's just generally how fares work pretty much. The main place is always more expensive. Remember that journeys like Pelaw to Jarrow is the type of journey people will happy to jump in their cars in comparison to Newcastle so if you want to reduce car usage it's to sort of journey that needs to be subsidised more, coming from the cost of those travelling to the city. 

Obviously you could do what other cities do and have Zonal fares which are cheaper if you avoid Zone A (which wouldn't be unfair) but the post would've got long. 

The biggest problem with the current zones is the Tyne and Wear boundaries. Places like Chester Le Street, Seaham etc should all be part of the Zone C which would give massive reduction for those areas which currently have £6.80 a day and nothing above daily tickets. It's already happening in SE Northumberland with the River Blyth being the Zone C / D boundary.