Bus passes going?

bluenose5_2

I have to wait till I am 65 before I get mine,born 1955'check it out,:mad:

lilac_lady

If bus passes are withdraw they'll be a lot of empty buses running.

dzug1

lilac_lady wrote: »

If bus passes are withdraw they'll be a lot of empty buses running.

There won't - the services will be withdrawn as well.

lilac_lady

dzug1 wrote: »

There won't - the services will be withdrawn as well.

You're right! :eek:

Skymist

chesky369 wrote: »

I can't think why this has raised its head again.......

Here's 1 billion reasons!!!!.........

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2103762/Strip-OAPs-free-bus-passes-save-1bn-year-says-leading-think-tank.html

S

dzug1

Errata wrote: »

Scrapping pensioners concessionary travel would really be pushing the boat out, as it's existed since the 1940's.

In the view of (some of) the current government that's when the rot set in.

But there's a difference between what they would like to do and what they actually will do

chesky369

Skymist wrote: »

Here's 1 billion reasons!!!!.........

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2103762/Strip-OAPs-free-bus-passes-save-1bn-year-says-leading-think-tank.html

S

Ah...... the Daily Mail.

margaretclare

You don't have to have a bus pass. It's useless if you never use a bus/live where there are no buses/live too far from a bus route to walk to the bus stop/the buses don't go where you want to go.

I haven't got a bus pass. Sent it back ages ago when I discovered I wasn't forced to have it.

Jennifer_Jane

You don't have to have a bus pass, as Margaretclare says, but also you don't need to use it, it isn't costing anyone anything if you don't use it. I prefer to use my car whilst I can, but when it becomes impossible, then I would like the free bus service to be available. I expect there are many people like this - younger pensioners (I'm 65) who will continue with the car for a good few years, and much older people who need the bus for getting to see people, social events, etc, and who would be housebound without it (and a danger driving on the roads, perhaps?). I'm for keeping it, and it was in the initial manifesto and this won't be changed in this Parliament, I'm sure.

It's right, however, for all these things to be considered and evaluated, however.

SailorSam

I was looking forward to getting a free bus pass. Still got a while to wait though.