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OFT plans ticketing extension

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The OFT is consulting on a proposal to extend the public transport ticketing schemes block exemption. The current exemption – which allows joint ticketing schemes to operate - expires at the end of February 2011 and the OFT has been reviewing its operation.

While such agreements might appear anti-competitive, the OFT accepts that they can produce improvements in the quality and flexibility of public transport ticketing services where they allow a passenger to use one ticket for a journey involving travel on more than one operator's services.

Cavendish Elithorn, OFT senior director of policy, says: “The OFT’s emerging view is that the block exemption should be extended as the types of integrated ticketing schemes it facilitates continue to provide consumers with a range of practical benefits. We look forward to hearing responses from interested parties, consideration of which will form a key part of our final recommendation.”

The consultation runs until 20 October.

www.oft.gov.uk/ticketing

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