Un-fare Increases Could Affect Students
It’s only been a few days since college students collected their A-Level results and chose their university for the next three or four years. Alas, this excitement has been slightly tempered by fears that rail fares could increase next year.
Any potential increase could make getting to and from university slightly more expensive, which might make a professional student baggage service more appealing.
“This is not a normal year”
It is reported that rail fares could increase by 8% in the next year, a hefty increase that will considerably affect commuters and students. Some students, who decide to stay at home, will notice the difference but it could be those hoping to get their stuff to and from university that might feel aggrieved by the increase.
It is early days but the financial crisis could mean that such an increase would be inevitable. Transport Secretary Philip Hammond is quoted on the BBC saying: “It would normally be the case that next year’s regulated train fares are calculated using July’s inflation figure, plus 1%.
“But this is not a normal year. The scale of the financial crisis that we have inherited means that we will have to make some tough decisions in the spending review which concludes this autumn.
“I am therefore not yet in a position to determine next year’s fare increase.”
If speculated increases do come to fruition students might consider using a student baggage shipping service instead of carting their stuff onto a train at an increased cost.
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