ÖPNV: Verbraucherzentralen fordern einheitliches Ticketsystem für ÖPNV
Der Bundesverband lobt das Deutschlandticket und schlägt vor, das Ticketsystem auf fünf Ticketarten zu reduzieren. In Zeiten hoher Spritpreise mache das den ÖPNV attraktiver, heißt es.
The Verbraucherzentralen, consumer advocacy groups in Germany, have called for a unified ticketing system across the entire public transport network (ÖPNV). Ramona Pop, the head of the Bundesverband, told Deutsche Presse-Agentur, "Consumers in Germany need a tariff system that works everywhere consistently." The Deutschlandticket, a successful start, aimed to end the complicated tariff jungle, but occasional users still face an unclear mix of regional borders, tariff zones, and ticket offerings.
The association proposes a pricing model based solely on the "time spent in ÖPNV" according to the timetable. In practice, there would be only five ticket types - for 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 120 minutes, and 24 hours. This tariff approach would be universally usable, intuitive, and easily understandable. The principle must be grasped by passengers once, and then apply everywhere, according to a position paper.
The system would make public transport significantly simpler for people who only occasionally use buses and trains and do not wish to subscribe to an annual pass. "Especially in times of rising fuel prices, consumers need attractive alternatives to driving a car," Pop noted. The system should be available both digitally and analogously, such as through ticket dispensers.
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