Adult SaverCard discount increasing to 50%

From the 14th July the Adult SaverCard (for ages 26–59) will be offering 50% discount on multi-operator bus tickets, previously described as Explorer and BUSnet. This is a change to the current Adult SaverCard, which up until now has only offered 15% discount on Intalink Explorer and BUSnet tickets.

This new discount will be automatically applied, and the annual cost will remain the same as well. Therefore, you will not need to do anything with your SaverCard or account to activate the increase, just continue to travel but for less.  

Find out more about Adult SaverCard and other SaverCard products.

New Intalink tickets to replace Intalink Explorer and BUSnet

From Sunday 14th July Intalink Explorer and BUSnet tickets are being replaced by a new and improved ticketing scheme called Intalink Connect. The Intalink Connect ticket scheme provides unlimited travel by bus in Hertfordshire.

Within the scheme, the county of Hertfordshire is divided into 14 separate zones and tickets can be purchased for travel:

• Within one single zone
• Two zones next to each other
• All zones within Hertfordshire and certain points beyond.

You can purchase daily, weekly, four weekly and 10 day ticket bundles through the Intalink mobile ticketing app. These need to purchased before you travel and then activated in the app when required. Daily tickets are also available to purchase on the first bus you board.

Find out more about the Zones and prices on the Intalink Connect Ticket page.

Intalink vehicle visits

The Intalink vehicle will be visiting various towns across the county, our Intalink officer will be available to answer any queries visitors have in regard to the Hertfordshire bus network. We also have leaflets and timetable of local services available.   The Intalink vehicle will be visiting Ware on Tuesday, 20th August. It will be located on Ware High Street, outside Coffee Lab, in the parking bays between 09:00 and 13:00.  

Did you know about the Resuse Shops in Hertfordshire? These Reuse Shops sell quality household bargains that have been dropped off for reuse at our recycling centres.

The permanent Reuse Shops at Harpenden, Stevenage, Ware, Waterdale and Welwyn Garden City Recycling Centres saved 610 tonnes from the waste stream in 2023–24, whilst providing residents with unique, preloved, quality furniture, bikes, and other items. 

Ware Recycling Centre
The reuse shop at Ware recycling centre is the largest. It offers a wide variety of high quality items.

Opening hours…
Saturday to Wednesday: 10am–5.45pm
Thursday and Friday: closed

How to get here…
Westmill Road,
Ware,
SG12 0ES

Get in contact…
Call: 01992 555820
Email: WareReuseShop@hertfordshire.gov.uk

Why not go along to the Ware Reuse Shop and grab a quality household bargain? For more information, visit the Reuse page HERE. Follow Ware Reuse Shop on Facebook to find out what items are available!

From now until 31st December 2024 a single bus journey will cost no more than £2 on most routes across Hertfordshire.0 The Department for Transport (DfT) have extended the £2 fare cap scheme nationwide and are working in partnership with operators who have signed up for the scheme.

The bus fare cap is designed to support families through the cost of living pressures, enabling millions of people to access affordable bus travel. To find out how you could save more search ‘Help for Households’.

Which operators in Hertfordshire are participating in the scheme?
£2 fare cap is only available with the following operators in Hertfordshire:

Arriva, Bishops Stortford Community Transport, Carousel Buses, Centrebus, Central Connect, First Essex Buses, Metroline (excluding Service PB1), Red Eagle, Redline Buses, Stagecoach, Sullivan Buses (on Service 84 only) and Uno.

Which bus operators are not participating?¹ 
The £2 fare cap is not available with the following operators in Hertfordshire:

A2B Bus and Coach, Britannia Coaches, Grant Palmer, Landmark Coaches, Little Jim Buses, Lucketts of Watford, Marshalls Coaches, Red Rose Travel, Reg’s Coaches, Richmonds Coaches, Sullivan Buses (on all services except 84), Vale Travel, Vectare.

What type of journeys and tickets does the scheme apply to?
The £2 fare cap applies to single journeys regardless of length of journey. It does not apply to weekly, monthly, annual or multi operator ticket products.

Note that services that only operate on schooldays and/or where the primary purpose of the bus is to transport school children are excluded from the fare cap scheme.

Can I use my Hertfordshire SaverCard?
If you are using a SaverCard and the fare you would have paid is higher than £2 then the fare will be reduced to £2 to align with the fare cap scheme.

Does the scheme apply to the HertsLynx Service?
HertsLynx is participating in the £2 fare cap. From 16th–31st December, passengers who are pre-booking trips for January can use the discount codes to reduce their fare to £2.00.

From 1st Jan, all single fares will automatically be capped at £2. If a SaverCard user or a child (10 years and under) is travelling 0–2 miles only, they will need to select the discount as normal to ensure their fare is discounted to £1.50.

SaverCard holders or children who are travelling over 2 miles will not need to use any discount codes as the £2 fare will be less than their original discounted fare price.

Information for Bus Pass holders
You will be able to use your bus pass as normal. The £2 fare cap will apply to bus travel outside of the English National Travel Concessionary Scheme time restrictions; i.e. before 0930 and after 2300 outside of Hertfordshire.

1. Please note this a Department for Transport facilitated scheme in partnership with operators. Please refer to DfT guidance for further information. ↩︎

Source: https://www.intalink.org.uk/%C2%A32FareCap?dm_i=5ESZ,10BLI,5PV6KX,43UPK,1

In October, County Councillor Eric Buckmaster, who represents the Parishes of Sawbridgeworth, High Wych, Eastwick and Gilston, Hunsdon, Widford, Wareside, Stanstead Abbotts and St Margarets put together a report.

The report includes some interesting points and important information, so please do give it a read.

If you have any questions or concerns relating to the report, you can contact Councillor Eric Buckmaster directly as follows:
Landline:  03001237457
Mobile:  07578 170303
Email:  eric.buckmaster@hertfordshire.gov.uk