Original title: Scotland scraps peak rail fares - will the rest of the UK follow?
Scotland scraps peak rail fares - will the rest of the UK follow? 13 hours ago Share Save Mitchell Labiak Business reporter, BBC News Share Save Ken Jack/Getty Images Train passengers no longer have to pay higher prices for peak time tickets on ScotRail, raising the question over whether the rest of the UK could follow suit. While some passengers told the BBC they would welcome the prospect of cheaper tickets, experts are divided over whether it could push prices up overall or result in overcrowded carriages. Why do we have peak times? The peak/off-peak system is designed to discourage passengers from getting on busier trains, by making it more expensive to travel during the commuter rush before 9am and between 5pm and 7pm. However, the pandemic working from home and rail usage has not yet returned to pre-Covid levels so peak travel times are less busy than they used to be. David Ross, chief operating officer at ScotRail - which is owned by the Scottish government - told BBC Radio 4’s