South Scotland Labour List MSP, Colin Smyth, is demanding a cap on bus fares and action to prevent more cuts in the Ayrshire region.

The Labour List MSP warned that buses in the region were at risk of being “wiped out” if the powers at be don’t act to keep fares down and prevent routes being cut.

Latest research from Transport Scotland shows that in 2021, 46 per cent of passengers in South Ayrshire did not agree that bus fares were good value for money – and many passengers have seen prices soar again since that point.

Annual Scottish Transport Statistics have shown bus passenger numbers in local authorities across the south of Scotland are struggling to recover from the pandemic, with the number of passenger journeys being taken in the South West still 35 per cent below pre-pandemic levels.

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