Plymouth City Bus

Fergie76

I doubt there is very little I can do about it, other than complain to the company, which will no doubt fall on deaf ears.

My daughter get's the bus to school and it turns out that as of 4 September, child fares are no longer available, before 09.30.

http://www.plymouthbus.co.uk/tickets/ticket-types/

Single ticket

Buy single tickets from the driver*
A single ticket means one way to your chosen destination. Adult tickets start from as little as £1.30 (from 4th Sept), with the maximum single fare being £2.30. The fares vary depending on where you are boarding from and where you would like to go. As of 4th September all young person / student single tickets will be charged at a flat fare of £1.00*.
* Young person / student fares above are not available from the driver before 9.30am Monday - Friday
Return tickets

Buy return tickets from the driver*
Return means you can go to and back from your destination. Adult returns start from as little as £1.70 (from 4th Sept), with the maximum return fare being £3.20. The fares vary depending on where you are boarding from and where you would like to go. As of 4th September all young person / student return tickets will be charged at a flat fare of £1.50*.
* Young person / student fares above are not available from the driver before 9.30am Monday - Friday

I can buy period passes, but these don't really work out to be cost effective, as sometimes she will walk with her pals.

Esqui

Nothing you can do, legally. But if it's anything like when our local company did it, it'll be in the local paper pretty quickly and they'll backtrack

Fergie76

Yeah, thought as much.

Schools have been back a week now, but I don't buy the local rag, so not sure if anything has been reported in it.

I think it's disgusting that they can do this.

System

Have adult prices gone down to compensate? It looks quite cheap for an adult?

Esqui

This is what happened with us: http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4889060.Wilts_and_Dorset_scrap_adult_fares_for_children_travelling_before_9am/

Fergie76

goater78 wrote: »

Have adult prices gone down to compensate? It looks quite cheap for an adult?

Don't know, I never use the bus and wife has a disabled pass.

Fergie76

It seems I'm behind the times, it was in the local rag back in July, but like I said earlier, I don't buy it.

http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Children-pay-adult-fare-school-bus-trip/story-12936176-detail/story.html

tania-jo

There is a facebook page about this if you are interested. Lots of us have written to watchdog, and trying to get someone to care!
http://www.facebook.com/groups/268589173159601/