Fair Fares now campaign for fairer, simpler ticketing on public transport.

The Campaign for Better Transport is running a Fair Fares Now campaign, mobilising public support for affordable, fairer and simpler ticketing on public transport. It is specifically organising opposition to the Government’s plans to allow regulated rail ticket prices to increase at 3% over RPI per year over the next four years.

The campaign is supported by TUC, RMT, ASLEF, TSSA and Unite. More information can be found at www.fairfaresnow.org.uk
They are looking for additional support as follows:
• Lobbying MPs for support for the Early Day Motion: http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2010-11/1577

• Send out the email template below:
Fair Fares Now: ask your MP to support affordable train fares
Are you fed up with paying a huge chunk of your salary on train tickets just to get to work every day? Are you frustrated by delays and overcrowded trains?
This Government promised us fair fares when it came to power, but now fares are set to rise four times faster than wages next year. This is going to hit people hard, unless we put a stop to it. We need to come together and pile on the pressure to avoid these punitive fare hikes.
Please write to your MP and ask them to support a Parliamentary motion (Early Day Motion #1577) urging the Government to reconsider its decision to raise fares even further next year. And join the campaign to show your support for cheaper, simpler and fairer fares.