Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
Travelling on Nottingham’s public transport network has become easier and cheaper with the rollout of the first Oyster-style contactless ticketing system in the country outside of London.
The new Nottingham Contactless multi-operator Tap & Go option is available across Nottingham City Transport buses, NET trams and Linkbuses operated by CT4N and enables users to tap on with contactless bank cards or phones throughout the day and pay one daily charge capped at the best fare for their travel, regardless of which of the three operators they use or however many journeys they make on the day.
Nottingham City Council successfully bid for £2.7 million from the Department for Transport’s National Productivity Fund and Transforming Cities Programme to develop the technology.
Since Nottingham Contactless launched for journeys on individual operators, there have been three million taps. The new additional multi-operator capping is designed to encourage people to travel more easily and flexibly without worrying how much they will be charged or deciding what ticket they need in advance.
Rosemary Healy, Portfolio Holder for Local Transport at Nottingham City Council, said: “We have been working towards a multi-operator contactless and capped payment option for a number of years now, to make using our wonderful public transport network as simple and stress-free as possible. It’s something we may have experienced in other great cities and I’m really pleased we are now offering it to people visiting, living and working in Nottingham.
“The new system will always give the best value for passengers, providing an extra reason for even more people to choose our award-winning green public transport services. This in turn helps Nottingham continue to grow sustainably.”
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