BSIP Short-term improvements: fares

Summary:

• Cheaper fares (64%) and ticketing available to use on both First and Stagecoach (61%) would have the greatest impact on increasing bus usage in Portsmouth, both selected by a majority
• ‘Simpler fares’ and ‘one ticket for bus, ferry and train’ have less appeal to respondents – although 46% and 45% respectively still said they would increase bus usage ‘to a great extent’
• Cheaper fares would have the greatest impact on residents, females, younger respondents, those with no disability and those with children in the household
• There is little variation in response for those saying cheaper fares would increase bus use ‘to a great extent’ except for households earning £40,000 – £59,999, where a larger proportion reported it would have the greatest impact (9 or 10 percentage points higher than households on other incomes)

Base: Cheaper fares (891) | Ticketing available to use on both First and Stagecoach buses (898) | Simpler fares (855) | One ticket for bus, ferry and train (881)

This chart shows that cheaper fares (64%) and ticketing available to use on both First and Stagecoach (61%) would have the greatest impact on increasing bus usage in Portsmouth, both selected by a majority. It also shows that ‘Simpler fares’ and ‘one ticket for bus, ferry and train’ have less appeal to respondents – although 46% and 45% respectively still said they would increase bus usage ‘to a great extent’.

Extent to which cheaper fares would increase use of bus services in Portsmouth by visitors and residents

Base: Resident (772) | Visitor (116)

This chart shows that cheaper fares would have the greatest impact on residents; 66% of residents would increase their use of local bus services ‘to a great extent’ compared to 54% of visitors.

Extent to which cheaper fares would increase use of bus services in Portsmouth by presence of children in the household

Base: Children in household (202) | No children in household (622)

This chart shows that cheaper fares would have the greatest impact on respondents with children in the household; 76% would increase their use of local bus services ‘to a great extent’ compared to 60% of those with no children in the household.

Extent to which cheaper fares would increase use of bus services in Portsmouth by sex

Base: Female (499) | Male (321)

This chart shows that cheaper fares would have the greatest impact on females; 68% of females would increase their use of local bus services ‘to a great extent’ compared to 59% of males.

Extent to which cheaper fares would increase use of bus services in Portsmouth by disability

Base: Disability (133) | No disability (674)

This chart shows that cheaper fares would have the greatest impact on respondents with no disability; 65% would increase their use of local bus services ‘to a great extent’ compared to 59% of those with a disability

Extent to which cheaper fares would increase use of bus services in Portsmouth by annual household income

Base: < £20,000 (170) | £20,000 – £39,999 (222) | £40,000 – £59,999 (106) | > £60,000 (131)

This chart shows that there is little variation in response for those saying cheaper fares would increase bus use ‘to a great extent’ except for households earning £40,000 – £59,999, where a larger proportion reported it would have the greatest impact (74%).

Extent to which cheaper fares would increase use of bus services in Portsmouth by age

Base: 16-34 years (128) | 35-44 years (135) | 45-54 years (178) | 55-64 years (199) | 65+ years (186)

This chart shows that cheaper fares would have the greatest impact on younger respondents