'My bus pass used to cost the same as a taxi - I'm so relieved a price cap came in'

Commuters say they love Greater Manchester's new bus fare cap - and the figures back them up.

The £2 cap was introduced last September, and data shows around 1.5 million more journeys have been taken since it was introduced, according to Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). Commuters have praised the reduced fares of £2 for an adult single ticket and £5 for an adult daily ticket for making bus travel a more appealing option.

The Manchester Evening News headed to Wythenshawe Interchange Civic Centre to speak to the people reaping the benefits.

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Bev Holt, 57, has just finished a 12-hour shift at Wythenshawe Hospital.

"I travel from Carrington to Wythenshawe daily for work which can take 1 hour and 15 minutes by bus", she says. It can be an expensive journey. And so to people like Bev, the price cap is a huge relief.

"The price cap has benefited me massively, as beforehand if I was buying a day pass I'd compare it to a taxi that may be a similar price.

"Now I'm only having to pay £2 I'm encouraged to use this form of transport. Recently, I got a taxi travelling to work that cost £13.50 one day, and the following day £20 for the same journey."

Cheaper transport gives Bev extra freedoms, meaning she is more likely to get out of the house to travel.

“You know if you pick up extra shifts the transport is only going to cost £2 and it gets me straight to my work and then home - so it makes complete sense. Even with the cold weather and snow, the price makes you wait for the transport because you know your paying much less. Where else could you go for £2?"

The report conducted over the initial three months by TfGM demonstrates that the