New under 22 tram ticket released to provide cheaper travel for all notts young people

ALL NOTTINGHAMSHIRE residents under the age of 22 will be eligible for discounted tram travel across the city, as Nottingham Express Transit (NET) announces its participation in the council’s cheaper travel scheme.

Funded through the central government’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP), Nottinghamshire U22 provides a new ticketing price point on buses and trams across the county. Student prices will now be available to anyone of eligible age, including those who are not in education, helping more residents to benefit from cheaper, safer travel in the area.

From Sunday 3 September, young people can purchase a discounted tram ticket at tram stop ticket machines across the county. Under the new pricing, people will be able to purchase a single ticket for £2.40 and a day pass for £4.00. An annual pass will cost just £350, which is just under £30 a month and less than £1 a day. A single journey will now be 20% cheaper while savings jump to 57% on any purchase of an annual pass.

Alison Sweeney, Head of Marketing at NET, said: “We’re always looking for ways to help as many of our customers as possible, especially with the current cost of living crisis – if people can’t afford travel then they’ll miss out on all sorts of opportunities that are available in the city and suburbs across the whole county.

“We know that younger people often have less disposable income. Our student tickets have helped to make Nottinghamshire more accessible for many years, but this new scheme helps to plug the gap for the many young people who aren’t students. They’ll now be able to also benefit from the subsidised travel, with savings of up to 57%.”

The announcement follows the launch of NET’s U19 Academic Pass which provides unlimited tram travel to school students for 54p a day, and brings tickets for all young adults more in line with NET’s Student Academic Year Tram Ticket, which costs £300 when purchased outside of the promotional freshers’ period.