Fares going up (and down)

[csilke]

The current fares from Oakham to Leicester are

• Off-Peak Day Single £13.10
• Off-Peak Day Return £13.20
• Anytime Day Single £15.70
• Anytime Day Return £15.80

Looking in June the fares are changing to

• Off-Peak Day Single £13.05 (-5p)
  
• Off-Peak Day Return £13.25 (+5p)
  
• Anytime Day Single £15.65 (-5p)
  
• Anytime Day Return £15.85 (+5p)

Similarly for Oakham to Peterborough

• Off-Peak Day Single £13.10 changing to £13.05
  
• Off-Peak Day Return £13.20 changing to £13.25
  
• Anytime Day Single £18.40 not changing
  
• Anytime Day Return £19.10 not changing

Could this be the first step in making singles half the price of returns?

 

[Merseysider]

Unlikely.

It’s probably the case that more people buy returns than singles, so the fares are being adjusted accordingly.

 

[lyndhurst25]

Changing the price differential between a singles and returns at a rate of 10p per year: if it were the intention to make singles half the price of a return then, at that rate, it's going to take decades!

 

[yorkie]

Could this be the first step in making singles half the price of returns?

Short answer: No.

Long answer: If so, at that rate it will take a further 86 fares changes (if this occurred at the three fares setting rounds per year, it would take over 28 years)