In plain English
It puts a ceiling on what a contactless passenger pays over a defined time span. Once the total reaches that limit, more journeys in that same period do not raise the amount charged. It is a pricing policy used in public transport.
In context
Here, "fare capping" labels the pricing rule that a contactless passenger's total fare will not go above a set maximum within the stated period.
- Situation
- Using rail, bus, metro, ride, and local-transit tickets and service updates
- What it communicates
- labels a maximum-charge feature in the fare system.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not specify the amount of the cap or the length of the period.
Examples
“Under fare capping, Maya paid contactlessly for six journeys but was charged only up to the daily maximum.”
“Once the weekly cap had been reached, fare capping left Dan's contactless total unchanged for the rest of the week.”