SINGLE bus fares in Shetland will drop to a maximum to £2 from today (Friday) as part of a 12-month pilot scheme to make public transport more attractive and affordable. The £2 cap will make longer bus journeys across the isles significantly cheaper such as on the well-used routes from Hillswick, Mossbank and Sumburgh to Lerwick. Other parts of the Highlands and Islands will follow soon in the initiative which has been a flagship policy of the Scottish Greens. Chair of the Shetland transport partnership ZetTrans), councillor Moraig Lyall, said she hopes the cap will encourage more people to use the bus rather than the car to travel. “It’s exciting to be involved in this pilot project capping bus fares which will ensure no one pays more than £2 for a bus journey in Shetland,” she said.