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Multi-operator tickets: Commission writes recipe for success

10 January 2012
The Commission says its ticketing reforms can happen now, without having to wait for legislation
The Commission says its ticketing reforms can happen now, without having to wait for legislation

 

The Competition Commission wants to see more multi-operator ticketing schemes, believing that these will reduce the barriers to entry and stimulate competition between operators.

“There are many urban areas without multi-operator ticketing schemes, including some large urban areas,” it remarks. Even where such tickets do exist, the Commission says their take-up is “generally low”.

It identifies a number of weaknesses with some of the existing tickets:

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