Stuarts Coaches had “no choice” on hiking prices

A CARLUKE woman has hit out at a local bus firm as she claims its prices on one of its services could go up by a massive 85 per cent.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Oct 2013, 08:00 BST
Under fire...but a spokesperson for Stuarts Coaches said the company had little option but to hike pricesUnder fire...but a spokesperson for Stuarts Coaches said the company had little option but to hike prices
Under fire...but a spokesperson for Stuarts Coaches said the company had little option but to hike prices

The woman, who asked not to be named, contacted the Gazette when her daughter, who attends college in Glasgow, told her that the price of a student ticket on Stuarts of Carluke’s 240x service from Lanark to Glasgow would rise from £13.50 to £25 for a 10 journey ticket.

The woman said: “I think a lot of passengers could understand it if it was a slight increase but to put up fares by as much as 85 per cent is ridiculous.”

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A spokesperson for the company said that the service had been running at a “significant loss” and that there was no alternative but to put the price up.

The spokesperson continued: “This is not a subsidised service and there was no way that we could sustain these financial losses.”

For the full story, see this week’s Carluke Gazette which is in the shops now.

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