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Student bus prices to be extended to all young people in Nottinghamshire


Everyone under the age of 22 will also be able to access cheaper tram tickets


Everyone under the age of 22 in Nottinghamshire will be able to buy cheaper bus and tram tickets under a new scheme. The new tickets will be available from Sunday (September 3) to buy online, at travel centres, tram stop machines or via operator apps.


'Nottinghamshire U22' will see student prices being offered to everyone under the age of 22. An annual academic pass on Nottingham City Transport currently works out at just 87p per day.


Councillor Angela Kandola, Nottingham City Council's Portfolio Holder for Transport, said: "Nottingham is a young city, and we want all our young people to be able to access everything this amazing city has to offer. It's great that students receive subsidised travel while they are studying, but other young people will now benefit from these prices too.


"It's a difficult time to be a young person, the pandemic had a major impact on this generation's access to employment, study and leisure at such a critical time in their lives – improving access to travel opens up so many opportunities, whilst also boosting the use of bus services, and I'm proud we're able to support that."


Councillor Neil Clarke MBE, the Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment at NottinghamshireCounty Council, said: "The new ticket means that young people will be able to get around by bus and tram for the same price as students, helping them to access employment, education, leisure and many more opportunities for a reduced price. We know that not everyone between the ages of 19 and 22 is a student and while the ticket offers for students are great news for those in education, we wanted to widen the offer to everyone between the ages of 19 and 22."




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