Decision Maker: WMCA Board
Decision status: Deleted
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Councillor Roger Lawrence presented a report on a proposal to submit an application for a Transport & Works Act Order to amend the Midland Metro (Penalty Fares) Act 1991 so as to establish a two-tier system of penalty fares, and to confer powers on the WMCA to make changes to the penalty fares on Midland Metro.
The current penalty fare was £10, and this was no longer considered an effective deterrent to potential fare evaders, particularly given that the cost of a single end to end journey was currently £4.10. It was therefore proposed that the WMCA applied for a Transport & Works Act Order to confer on it the powers to establish a two-tier penalty fare system and to make changes to the level of penalty fares charged. It was expected that this process would take four months to conclude.
Resolved:
(1) The background to the existing penalty fare regime be noted.
(2) The proposed submission of an application for a Transport & Works Act Order to seek the necessary powers for the West Midlands Combined Authority to make changes to the penalty fares on Midland Metro (including increases and a two tier system), removing the requirement for Secretary of State approval be approved.
Publication date: 08/12/2017
Date of decision: 08/12/2017
Decided at meeting: 08/12/2017 - WMCA Board
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