• First Manchester has frozen the cost of tickets purchased via its mTickets app, but is making changes to tickets purchased from the bus driver.
• £2 maximum single fare for customers purchasing five or 10 trip single tickets, via the app.
• FirstDay and FirstWeek tickets frozen for a second year on the mTickets app.
• Some tickets purchased on board services will see a small increase from Monday 2nd January 2017.

Today they will be publishing details of some changes to the prices of thier on-bus ticket range whilst announcing they are freezing the cost of tickets available via our mobile ticket (mTicket) app.

The changes to some tickets will take effect from Monday 2 January when they will also be encouraging customers to switch to one of our mobile ticketing products that will save them money and help speed up journeys with faster boarding times.

The changes to thier tickets purchased from the driver include a 10p increase on most single fares but those customers making single trips can take advantage of the £10 5-trip or £20 10-trip mTicket and travel for only £2 per journey.

The popular multi-journey FirstDay & FirstWeek tickets are frozen on the mTicket at £4.20 and £14 respectively whilst the on-bus FirstDay will move to £4.50 and the on-bus FirstWeek will cost £15.

Details are available on the First Manchester website.

The mTickets app is easy to use and is available for free via the App Store and Google Play. Customers simply download the app, register, select from a variety of tickets, and navigate the secure payment system. Once the payment section is complete, bus tickets are available in a virtual wallet ready for the customer to show the driver. Repeat users need only select the required ticket and confirm their debit/credit card’s security code.