Roof tariff

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A roof tariff is an additional tariff offered jointly by several transport companies or transport associations . Behind a roof fare but is no separate composite company .

The roof tariff enables the passenger to travel beyond the individual tariff areas in the entire area of ​​validity of the roof tariff with just one ticket. It is therefore mainly aimed at over- climbing passengers , for whom the roof tariff offers uniform tariff regulations and conditions of carriage . In most cases, the roof tariff also makes it easier to buy tickets and offers price advantages compared to buying multiple tickets for the house tariff.

The existing tariffs of the participating companies and associations remain unaffected by the roof tariff, which means that passengers can also use the respective house tariff for trips within the respective association. The roof tariffs particularly benefit the training, professional and occasional traffic, for which a full range of tariffs with single tickets , day tickets and season tickets is available. This sets roof tariffs apart from other special offer tariffs, which generally only hold day tickets for trips with a tourist character.

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literature

  • Frank Neubeiser / Christian Rader: A ticket for West Mecklenburg - the roof tariff as an entry-level solution for tariff integration 2010 . In: Der Nahverkehr, Issue 1–2 2010.