Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to revisit the flexible season ticket to attract more potential rail travellers.

The flexible season ticket is a national product, priced to provide better value and convenience for commuters travelling two to three days a week. For most 2 and 3 day a week commuters, the flexible season ticket offers savings against buying daily tickets or traditional seasons, provided that they are following this commuting pattern. For those with different commuting patterns, existing tickets such as traditional seasons or dailies may be the best choice.

The Department will conduct a 12-month review of the flexible season tickets to evaluate their impact. We expect the review to report in the Summer of 2022.

Independent research conducted by Transport Focus published on 3 November indicates that flexible season tickets have been well received among commuters on their Transport User Panel. More than one in three passengers surveyed who expected to commute two or three days per week said they would use the flexi season at least to some extent.