Submitted on Friday 2nd December 2022
Rejected on Tuesday 6th December 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Reduce train fares to make public transport cheaper than driving.
Reduce train fares to make public transport cheaper or comparable to driving a personal vehicle. This will make public transport more accessible, reduce road congestion and reduce overall UK carbon emissions as fewer people will be driving personal vehicles.
Currently public transport costs are much greater than the cost of petrol on most routes (in many cases even if driving as a single person in a car). An example is, with a railcard to go one way from Birmingham to Edinburgh costs £60 to £90 whereas without a railcard this fee increases to upwards of £130. This same journey would cost around £40 in fuel for an average performing personal car. The train fares should be lowered so that driving is not the cheaper option.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This is a matter for train companies.
The Government does have the power to limit increases in certain rail fares, so we could accept a petition that called for no increase in regulated train fares. You can read more here:
www.orr.gov.uk/monitoring-regulation/rail/passengers/tickets-and-fares/fares-and-penalty-fares
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