This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Set a country wide student train ticket prices for 16-25
As a student in the UK with a part time job I have a very limited income, and I think there is a real unjust in the transport system. Where young people have to pay full train fares on a very low wage.
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Living in a town just outside of a major city, I think that it is key to be able to access public transport but say if I wanted to go into Sheffield for work it would cost me over an hours work just to get there and back. Also I'm very lucky because surrounding town's have to pay over two hours work just to get there and back. (based on a minimum wage of £4.00)
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The price of train tickets is the responsibility of train operating companies.
You could start a new petition asking for the Government to provide a travel subsidy for students using trains, which is something the Government could do.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.