The cap took effect on Monday 7 September across twelve Strathclyde council areas with 25 operators participating and more expected to join (BBC, 7 Sep 2026), and Transport Scotland's £2 Bus Fare Cap page lists Strathclyde alongside the Highlands and Islands as a live area (Transport Scotland).
Resolves on the Transport Scotland £2 Bus Fare Cap page (transport.gov.scot), updated on the day of a change, and Scottish Government publications. YES if on 7 September 2026 those pages state that the cap applies to participating services in the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport area; a start confined to some operators still resolves YES provided the area is described as covered, and a start postponed to a later date resolves NO. If that source has not published in time, BBC News and The Guardian reporting the start. Resolved YES on 8 September 2026 settle it.
We found four Scottish fare schemes since 2021 with a start date. Each was a change to public transport fares announced by the Scottish Government, and each start date has now passed. We asked only whether each scheme began on the day named. Whether it later ended, shrank or grew is noted beside each case, because that is a separate question. Fare changes made by bus or rail companies on their own are left out.