TICKET prices on First Borders bus routes are set to go up from next week.

The local operator has slapped a 10p increase on all single fares up to £5.90 and a 20p increase on single fares over £6, starting from Sunday, February 5.

But the company has also announced a freeze on its mobile mTickets as part of the revised fares package, in an attempt to encourage more passengers to use its app.

Other changes will also include removing the 6+ zone ticket and the 3-5 zone ticket will be renamed 3+, covering the full network.

Paul McGowan, First Borders Managing Director, said: "We’re very pleased to be announcing this freeze on mTickets. Our mTickets app enables us to speed up boarding times and journeys for our customers. 

"The reduction in price of longer distance zonal tickets will also benefit some of our Borders customers.

"While there are some increases in fares, we’ve sought to keep these to a minimum and introduce a balanced fares package which maintains levels of investment in services, including significant recent investment in our fleet."

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