First Bus Leeds - Total Rip-off

Jeff_Bridges_hair · 3 February 2011 at 4:07PM

ElkyElky wrote: »

You take the bus to travel 100 yards down the road? :rotfl:

No he is using it as an example..

Say you have a 2 mile long street you live on .. Guaranteed that street would have 2 different fare bands on the bus.. I know me old dear bless her gets off a stop earlier then she should do when she pops to the shops because it saves her 50p!!

liam8282 · 3 February 2011 at 4:11PM

Presumeably it is the minimum fare.

Even if you got a taxi, the minimum fare usually starts at about £2.50.

First Bus Leeds, are a total rip-off in the wider picture, but on this occasion, I don't really see the problem.

Tilt · 3 February 2011 at 4:13PM

Try the Isle of Wight. Minimum fare there is £2.50. Day ticket £11.

liam8282 · 3 February 2011 at 4:17PM

http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/leeds/tickets/simple_fare/

If it was just a short journey, it should have just cost £1, but I presume you must have crossed one of the green boundary or the city centre, so was issued the following:

On some shorter Hop Across Leeds journeys, it may be cheaper to buy two Short Hop tickets. In this case, your driver will automatically issue a £2 ticket.

esmerobbo · 3 February 2011 at 5:38PM

Here we have one fare £1.70 one stop or terminus to terminus!

ElkyElky · 3 February 2011 at 6:27PM

I have to agree that buses are generally getting more expensive but so is petrol, MOT's and tax and they couldn't exactly run their business at a loss.