Over-60s bus pass

scotsbob

seggy1 wrote: »

Im sure alot of over 60 can afford to pay for buss passes and swimming there should be means tested and i reckon alot of you will not get it free and remember.


WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER

Good idea, then the money saved could be spent on education.

Maybe provide people with free spelling and grammar lessons.

seggy1

HelOO I DID NOT PUT MY sPELLING THINGY oN wE HaVE nOT aLL beEN BROUT UP LIKE yOU MAtey

RegArDS aRThur

exil

It's a fair point actually. Considering anyone in their 50s is likely to wait till they're 66 or 67 to qualify.

seven-day-weekend

seggy1 wrote: »

Im sure alot of over 60 can afford to pay for buss passes and swimming there should be means tested and i reckon alot of you will not get it free and remember.


WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER[/QUOTE]

I agree entirely.

And your point is??

At this moment in time I am entitled to a free bus pass so I am jolly well going to claim one. I do quite a bit of bus travel. I enjoy it.

My husband will pay for his swimming, but many older folk can't afford it. It's a good way of keeping people healthy and saves on the NHS bills later in life.

Anyway we've paid in for 80+ years between us, so Yah Mogglers!:rotfl:

Bollotom

Let's all laugh at Arthur Seggy!

seven-day-weekend

Just chased up my bus pass application as it has not arrived, was told it had not even been put 'on the system' yet!!

The lady at Centro is going to ring me when it has been put on the system, then it will take a couple of days.

What a palaver!!

The_bobster

I know in some areas people get these, but for those of us who dont how much would you PAY for a train pass similar to the bus pass - might be a way for the government to get a good chunk of cash to finance the rail upgrades necessary?
Several of my friends used to work for the railways and get free first class travel!

seven-day-weekend

The Senior Railcard is £26 a year and then you get a 20% discount (I think) on train fares.

Savvy_Sue

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

The Senior Railcard is £26 a year and then you get a 20% discount (I think) on train fares.

It's 1/3.

Slightly better value, if you're eligible for it, might be the Disabled Person's Railcard, also £26, where you and a companion get 1/3 off. But of course your companion only gets this if they're with you, so if they do travelling alone, then the Senior one wins.

Indie_Kid

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

It's 1/3.

Slightly better value, if you're eligible for it, might be the Disabled Person's Railcard, also £26, where you and a companion get 1/3 off. But of course your companion only gets this if they're with you, so if they do travelling alone, then the Senior one wins.

The disabled persons railcard is £18 for a year or £48 for 3 years.