Manchester First bus fares

Evilm

Jeff_Bridges_hair wrote: »

Again you are making a comparion of working days - forgetting that a weekly covers you for 7 days. Hence why its called a weekly. If you are savvy you can actually make your monthly ticket last a bit longer also.

Fair enough. However they are supposed to be priced to be suitable (and provide a discount) for commuters. Most people would say a commuter is most likely to be working and travelling 5 days a week and not 6.

Yeah, the Annual isn't bad and I've said already my original impression was slightly incorrect. Shame I don't really have £1.5k to drop on it upfront (and I can't do a 0% at the moment as I already have one running).

As for the Goldcard I didn't know this and it is interesting but since I make about 1 rail jouney a year that isn't to do with work (hubby drives) its not much use to me.

I still am puzzled by a weekly season ticket being more than 5 day tickets though. Even most retail workers will not reliably be working 6 days a week. If anyone can find the information on how they work this out (like someone did with the yearly being based on 40 weeks) I would be interested to hear it.

As it is I think I will be mostly working it out from month to month to try to gauge when its most appropriate to buy a ticket to get the most from it.

EDITED TO ADD: Most of the websites actually say "Travelling to work? Buying a ticket to the same place more than 3 times a week? " and "Based on a 5 day working week". Hence my expectation that they do expect people to be working a 5 day week.

Steer73

goater78 wrote: »

10 years ago oil was about $30 a barrel, now its about $112 a barrel

The prices at the pumps have gone up but mainly due to taxes. I doubt bus companies buy oil direct by the barrel.

System

Steer73 wrote: »

The prices at the pumps have gone up but mainly due to taxes. I doubt bus companies buy oil direct by the barrel.

Well thats not true at all! What do you think Petrol is made from?

Taxes of course count for a massive amount of the cost of petrol, however if you don't think that the price of oil is relevant in the cost of petrol then you are having a laugh!

Jeff_Bridges_hair

Evilm wrote: »

I still am puzzled by a weekly season ticket being more than 5 day tickets though. Even most retail workers will not reliably be working 6 days a week. If anyone can find the information on how they work this out (like someone did with the yearly being based on 40 weeks) I would be interested to hear it.

As it is I think I will be mostly working it out from month to month to try to gauge when its most appropriate to buy a ticket to get the most from it.

It may just be a pricing anomoly for that route then with regards to weeklys - it does seem odd ill give you that.

The best way to work out your monthlies is to always make sure the dates start on a monday and end on a friday - it doesnt have to be from the begginning of each month to then end.. do it that way and you'll find most months you'll save even more

C_Mababejive

I can remember the days of selnec buses in Manchester when you just put tuppence in the glass chute..

pogofish

Steer73 wrote: »

The prices at the pumps have gone up but mainly due to taxes. I doubt bus companies buy oil direct by the barrel.

Larger bus companies do however do direct purchase deals from the oil companies that will undoubtedly be a good bit cheaper than at the pumps and the largest companies will deal direct. TFL have been buying their fuel from the Venezuelan state oil company since 2007.

Oh and fares have risen way ahead of the cost of fuel anyway.

kitschkitty

I hate first bus too! There is one journey I take occasionally where first charge £3.20 return and stagecoach charge £2.60. Both from and to the exact same stops!

I remember a few years ago the local newspaper ran a big article, that Portsmouth had the 3rd most expensive bus fares of all the cities in the entire world!

ladylouise62

I do feel for you all. Our tickets have gone up quite a bit, but since it's a council-run service it doesn't need to make big profits, hence (at least) a decent set of vehicles and a reasonable service.. we even have wi-fi on some of the services!

One of the few things I am gratful for here.

Makeandsave

I need to go into Manchester later next week, Decided to pick a day when its not raining and i will walk in and back just get on the free number 1 bus once i reach a stop that it uses. I just cant afford £2.10 when i know that can buy milk and bread.

System

Frapachion wrote: »

It is not surprising given it is First.

They just give everyone a "Penalty fare" anyway.

You're a strange little person