Taxsaver price increases on the way

[ThomasJ]

Just seen this on the boards website: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showp...25&postcount=1

Iarnród Éireann Commuter Ticket Price Increase 1 November 2008

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Brace yourselves for this news, which comes from a letter from IÉ to Taxsaver Scheme administrators.

Basically all Short Hop Monthly and Annual Tickets are to increase in price significantly from 1 November 2008, due to a combination of increased costs and in an effort to have a consistent pricing structure for the Short Hop zone and for longer distance commuters.

The increases are:

Short Hop Rail Only Tickets
Annual Commuter Rail/DART
Current Price EUR 890
New Price EUR 1,030

Monthly Inner Short Hop Zone
Current Price EUR 90
New Price EUR 103

Short Hop Rail & Bus Tickets
Annual Short Hop Bus/Rail
Current Price EUR 1,035
New Price EUR 1,190

Short Hop Rail & LUAS Tickets
Annual Commuter Rail/DART and LUAS
Current Price EUR 1,250
New Price EUR 1,435

Monthly Short Hop Rail and LUAS
Current Price EUR 125
New Price EUR 143

Short Hop Rail, Bus & LUAS Tickets
Annual Commuter Rail/DART, Bus and LUAS
Current Price EUR 1,520
New Price EUR 1,750

Annual Commuter Rail, DART, Feeder Bus and LUAS Heuston-Connolly
Current Price EUR 1,090
New Price EUR 1,230

Monthly Short Hop Rail, Bus and LUAS
Current Price EUR 152
New Price EUR 175

The letter goes on to say that any other changes to Taxsaver prices will be advised in due course.