The infrastructure minister has hailed the bus fare cap initiative a 'success' despite it failing to encourage more people to take the bus.

Chris Thomas was responding to a question in the House of Keys this morning on how successful the trial that saw a cap of £2 being put on fares was.

He said: 'It enabled regular bus users to save money and take more journeys but it has not resulted in a modal shift for regular journeys. It has not increased bus use unfortunately.'

He added that an extension of the fare cap into the summer was rejected.

Around £250,000 was lost over the last five months due to the trial, equating to £50,000 per month.