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# Hove MP calls on Chancellor to limit rail fare rise
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/hove-mp-calls-on-chancellor-to-limit-rail-fare-rise/
- Published: 2014-08-19T23:22:39.000Z
- Updated: 2014-08-19T23:22:39.000Z
- Description: Following this mornings announcement that regulated train prices are to rise by 3.5% in 2015, Mike Weatherley MP, has written to the Chancellor highlighting the plight of commuters in Brighton & Hove and requesting that fares are capped by the Retail Price Index (RPI). Mike, and his local Conservati
- Author: Sarah Green
- Tags: News, Politics, Cllr Graham Cox, Mike Weatherley MP

## Following this mornings announcement that regulated train prices are to rise by 3.5% in 2015, Mike Weatherley MP, has written to the Chancellor highlighting the plight of commuters in Brighton & Hove and requesting that fares are capped by the Retail Price Index (RPI).

![Mike Weatherley, MP for Hove & Portslade](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/web-60072.jpg)

Mike Weatherley, MP for Hove & Portslade

**Mike, and his local Conservative colleagues,** say they are acutely aware of the financial burden on commuters and feel that fares should not rise above inflation.

**In his letter to the Chancellor, Mike wrote:** *“Many residents from Brighton & Hove currently pay over £5,000 to travel to London and this may potentially rise to £5,250\. I, along with many of my Conservative colleagues, do not believe that fares should go up by more than inflation. I should be extremely grateful, therefore, if you would intervene again in this matter in order to ensure that fares do not rise above the Retail Price Index.”*

![Cllr Graham Cox](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/web-200-1.jpg)

Cllr Graham Cox

**Cllr Graham Cox, the Conservative PPC for Hove and Portslade, added:** *“Having commuted to London myself, I know just how frustrating it is to see the prices of already expensive tickets go up even further. I hope that the Chancellor will take into consideration our calls for a cap on fare increases, which will effect so many people in Hove and Portslade.”*

**Mike added:** *“I regularly hear from residents about the strain of paying huge sums of money simply to get to work. While I am pleased that the Government is taking a sensible approach to improving our rail network, I hope that the Chancellor will, like last year, intervene and restrict any rises to RPI.”*