Bus driver without change.

Southend1

custardy wrote: »

Isnt it?
I know I only live in the poor north.
However we seem to scrape a bit of cash for the odd new bus!

No, it's not.

nickcc

jsmith9156 wrote: »

The bus company I work for do not provide any change for drivers, The small float I carry with me is my own money. It only takes a few people buying £14 weekly tickets with £20 notes for most of it to be used up.

Our policy at work is either collect your change from our travel office in the town centre the next working day or wait for the next bus.

I've never had a job before where I've had to keep a load of my own money in constant limbo to do my job.... But it seems to be an industry wide thing.

Also it's somewhere deep in our conditions of carriage that it's down to the passenger to tender correct fare and change not always available, which you agree to every time you buy a ticket.

James

Same here in Cornwall, also any shortages in the takings are deducted from the drivers wages. Unpaid fare tickets can be issued but these are only used for children and they should be able to prove that they have provided their correct address.

yorkie2

Robin_Boone wrote: »

was it my right to ride anyway,...

Providing you were prepared to accept receiving no change in return (ie, paying £10 for the journey), then yes it was your right to travel.

But it is not your right to insist on receiving change, unfortunately.

mttylad

I can remember seeing "correct change only" notices on bus's when I were a nipper, thats over 35 years ago.
Surely its common that you should not expect the driver to give you change, that you should present the correct change but if your lucky the driver will be able to change the nearest note.

nickcc

Please tender correct fare was introduced where I lived when one man operation started.

rev_henry

stclair wrote: »

In Manchester if the bus driver does not have change they will generally allow you to travel for free at there discretion.

Or if its busy and they can't be bothered.

Tilt

nickcc wrote: »

Same here in Cornwall, also any shortages in the takings are deducted from the drivers wages. Unpaid fare tickets can be issued but these are only used for children and they should be able to prove that they have provided their correct address.

Yep, and just the same as a certain southern bus co where I used to work. Only they forgot to add it into the drivers contract which deemed the company was making unlawful deductions.

Same bus company used to issue us with a £20 float at the start of your employment which dosn't last long if your first few passengers tender £10 notes for their fares.

Most passengers don't catch a bus on the spur of the moment. It's not unreasonable for them to be expected to get change before they catch the bus.

West Mids have had a exact fare policy since the late 1970's and given they have one of the largest fleets of buses outside of London, the policy must work.

stclair

rev_henry wrote: »

Or if its busy and they can't be bothered.

No not at all.

Tilt

Passengers who travel for free (i.e. those who don't hold a valid ticket or travel pass) would not be insured to be carried on the vehicle.

wealdroam

Tilt wrote: »

Passengers who travel for free (i.e. those who don't hold a valid ticket or travel pass) would not be insured to be carried on the vehicle.

I think you'll find that that exemption, if you don't pay you are not insured, disappeared around twenty five years ago.

Section 149 of Road Traffic Act 1988 applies.