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‘Travel zone changes are pricing us out of public transport’

He has bought zone cards for the last 15 years, but now says he will be looking for an alternative.

“I am all for them reclassifying the zones because they are a bit crazy,” he said.

“I got in touch with SPT and they said the zones have been simplified to allow you to travel further, but that’s not going to help the average commuter.

“While it’s wonderful that I can travel to Paisley or Erskine, I’m not going to start travelling through there to get to my work in Maryhill. It seems like they’re just pricing out commuters, it doesn’t make any sense.”

Mr Stevenson said he usually takes a train and a bus to get to work, so an integrated travel card worked best for his circumstances.

He added: “With the changes, it’s going to cost me nearly an extra £80 a month.

“This city is bad enough in terms of public transport, but this was the only integrated ticketing system that Glasgow offers.

“It feels like they just want the ZoneCard to die out, because you can’t put up the prices in such a way and price out the people that use the service.”


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