Commuting cost less under British Rail

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Commuting cost less under British Rail

Commuters who were promised that privatisation would mean cheaper journeys will soon be paying more in real terms than they did in the days of British Rail.

Season tickets and saver fares will rise next month by 6 per cent – cancelling out the price cuts of the early years of privatisation.

business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article5263377.ece

[Papa C.]

This is the same thing as they're doing with the VAT system in Britain. They're lowering it for c a year and then putting it up (higher than before) in later years to make their money.

I'd say this is something to do with loans though. If you're getting a loan when the vat rate is low, it's cheaper, they're selling more loans - great! but when they put it back up, you're locked into a contract and the vat rate has risen and so have your loans. Feckers!