No Scottish Government or Transport Scotland publication named a calendar date for the national rollout of the £2 bus fare cap by 17 September 2026; the Programme for Government of 1 September committed only to a rollout by the end of the Parliament (gov.scot, transport.gov.scot, checked 20 Sep 2026).
Resolves on gov.scot and transport.gov.scot. YES if a Scottish Government publication or ministerial statement on or before 17 September 2026 names a calendar date for the national rollout. A commitment to roll out by the end of the Parliament, without a date, resolves NO. If that source has not published in time, BBC News and The Guardian 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.