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Will the new £2 bus fare make you ditch the car? Here’s what Brummies had to say

A new two pound bus fare is being introduced, but will cheaper tickets be enough to persuade more people to leave the car at home and travel by bus instead?

Watch the video to hear what people in Birmingham really think. Would a cheaper fare tempt them onto public transport, or are reliability and convenience still the biggest barriers?

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00:00We don't generally use public transport anymore. Occasionally the train, but that's only if I have
00:08to go to the hospital. Basically, it seems a good idea because I think they probably are quite
00:14expensive. Definitely, yes, yeah, it will. I mean, at the moment there's no real benefits,
00:21like, it's just as cheap to get in your car, but if it's slower bus fare, it'll encourage more
00:26people, I think. What do you think of the bus service and train service round here? Usually quite good.
00:32Sometimes it's a little bit hit and miss, but it's usually fairly good. Personally, I don't take
00:38the public transport, but yes, I think a £2 incentive is good and yes, it will help people
00:45go into the city centre. No, I don't. I mean, we have a bus pass and to be honest, we
00:53don't really
00:53use that. But no, I don't think people, you know, £2, nowadays, let's face it, £2,
01:00to Erdington, £2, but that's £4. I don't think people can afford it, can they?
01:05Well, I've got a free pass, so it wouldn't encourage, but it is good for younger people
01:10and it is better for people who haven't got the free pass because that's, that's, that is encouraging.
01:16Um, but they need to be efficient. I mean, I know they've, you've got electric buses now,
01:22so they're not polluters. Um, basically, yeah, it's a good idea and hopefully people will
01:28be willing to pay.
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