Higher peak-time rail fares opposed
The government should rule out using peak-time train fare rises to manage passenger numbers, MPs have said.
A Commons Transport committee report said this "would for the most part be a tax on commuters who have no effective choice over how or when they travel".
Many lower-paid workers could not avoid travelling at peak times, it said.
Richard Westcott reports.
04 Jan 2013
- From the section UK