A forty five% college bus fare hike is an excessive amount of, says Coventry dad | EUROtoday

A dad-of-two needs a bus operator to rethink its costs for a preferred college route amid plans for an enormous fare hike.

Ambi Ambituuni’s daughter presently makes use of the 85 bus operated by National Express to journey between her dwelling in Coventry and her college in Rugby – journeys costing £165 a time period.

From January 1, the identical route will probably be taken over by Stagecoach and the fares are set to be £75.60 a month, which equates to a forty five% enhance over a time period.

Stagecoach has been contacted for remark.

Mr Ambituuni mentioned he learnt of the change of bus operator by a mother and father’ group chat which prompted him to examine what the brand new fares could be, studying the term-long outlay would equate to £302.40.

“It is a substantial amount, especially given the cost of living pressure right now on parents and on guardians and I know it will be an issue many will be facing come January 2026,” he mentioned.

The bus Mr Ambituuni’s daughter makes use of is standard because it serves three faculties in Rugby.

He needs Warwickshire County Council and Stagecoach to contemplate the impression the fare enhance can have.

“I think they need to look at the pricing again,” he mentioned. “It should be like for like with what National Express is offering.

“I believe that they need to supply costs which are comparable. I believe that Warwickshire County Council must put stress on the operator provided that they’re those that supplied the contract to the operator.”

The native authority has been contacted for remark.