(24 Jan 2015, 5:53 pm)Tommy_1581 I've always got on GNE buses for 90p without using the Key, it's only today that the driver charged me £2.70.
(24 Jan 2015, 5:54 pm)MarcTheA4 How old are you again? If you're under the age for a half, you are kind of a fare evader. 
Nah I'm just kidding, I don't know the ins and outs of it all.
I would recommend getting a Key though.
In all seriousness, you are not entitled to a 90p fare without a Get Around Key Card if you're over 11 years of age. Drivers are also permitted to refuse travel for 90p without a Key Card if you only look like you're older than 11.
If you haven't got a Get Around Key Card, order one
for free as soon as you can. Drivers are well within their rights to make you pay adult fare, otherwise.
(24 Jan 2015, 5:58 pm)Tommy_1581 Aye, I've already explained it to my mam and also told her about the Arriva Teen Card as well.
Bit silly that GNE are requiring teenagers to have a Get Around Key card for all journeys, I thought there slogan was Simply Go? Simply - getting on a bus and paying 90p without all this new stuff and Go - by Go North East???
It's always been the case, since the cards were introduced. It shows how old you are, as your date of birth is given on the card, which provides evidence to the bus driver that you're entitled to the cheaper fare.
It is a simple system, and it's done all around the UK. In places where this isn't the case, child fares are often a lot higher, as many customers who no longer qualify for a child fare still make use of it.
Stagecoach seem to charge an 85p child fare regardless of how old the 'child' is - I know 18 and 19 year olds who still buy this ticket...
