So yes, the cost of some fares is now ridiculous; with travellers often stung by hideous sums for peak-time travel – but away from the headlines and cries of outrage, many fares and season tickets have fallen in real terms.
The train operators are signing contracts which inevitably will result in such rises but yet ministers can stay schtum while we get the sad spectacle of George Muir, the head of the Association of Train Operating Companies, saying that a 12% rise in some fares is perfectly reasonable.
"Some advance fares are very cheap.
However, some off-peak fares are likely to be targeted.
Some Calmac ferry fares are already calculated according to the "road equivalent tariff," and from Monday, they will all be.
Adding to the complexity, Mr. Grant said, is the fact that some of the best fares are those that are pieced together with different airlines, in different countries, with varying taxes, fees and currencies.
Our regulated fares are some of the highest in Europe.
However, even more common fares are still some of the most expensive in the world.
