Summer Fares Offer
Summer Fares Offer
(01 Aug 2021, 10:50 pm)streetdeckfan That's what customer services told me, prices revert to the full standard single if the journey starts or ends outside of the Gateshead Zone
(01 Aug 2021, 10:50 pm)streetdeckfan That's what customer services told me, prices revert to the full standard single if the journey starts or ends outside of the Gateshead Zone
(01 Aug 2021, 11:34 pm)Ambassador Christ, that’s the bus fare equivalent of click bait.
(01 Aug 2021, 11:34 pm)Ambassador Christ, that’s the bus fare equivalent of click bait.
Noticed on the app that there's a new category for 'Summer Saving Fares', which includes the three area tickets in 1 Day, 7 Day and Flexi 5 formats, All GoZones 1 day ticket and the £1 evening fare ticket.
The 'GoZones' category is still there, but it seems to have been unnecessarily conflated by adding the same tickets above into this category, with the same colours as the standard tickets which are still available, but you have to scroll right down to the bottom of the category to see them.
I also noticed on one of the Gateshead borough ad posts that GNE are running, someone asked about Newcastle being included and they were pointed to this link, which gives a maximum return fare of £6 and the £6 All Zones day ticket, despite a cheaper option being to buy a Purple Zone day ticket. I wonder if the single Go Zone tickets are being discouraged as part of this?
(02 Aug 2021, 9:12 am)Adrian Noticed on the app that there's a new category for 'Summer Saving Fares', which includes the three area tickets in 1 Day, 7 Day and Flexi 5 formats, All GoZones 1 day ticket and the £1 evening fare ticket.
The 'GoZones' category is still there, but it seems to have been unnecessarily conflated by adding the same tickets above into this category, with the same colours as the standard tickets which are still available, but you have to scroll right down to the bottom of the category to see them.
I also noticed on one of the Gateshead borough ad posts that GNE are running, someone asked about Newcastle being included and they were pointed to this link, which gives a maximum return fare of £6 and the £6 All Zones day ticket, despite a cheaper option being to buy a Purple Zone day ticket. I wonder if the single Go Zone tickets are being discouraged as part of this?
(02 Aug 2021, 9:12 am)Adrian Noticed on the app that there's a new category for 'Summer Saving Fares', which includes the three area tickets in 1 Day, 7 Day and Flexi 5 formats, All GoZones 1 day ticket and the £1 evening fare ticket.
The 'GoZones' category is still there, but it seems to have been unnecessarily conflated by adding the same tickets above into this category, with the same colours as the standard tickets which are still available, but you have to scroll right down to the bottom of the category to see them.
I also noticed on one of the Gateshead borough ad posts that GNE are running, someone asked about Newcastle being included and they were pointed to this link, which gives a maximum return fare of £6 and the £6 All Zones day ticket, despite a cheaper option being to buy a Purple Zone day ticket. I wonder if the single Go Zone tickets are being discouraged as part of this?
(01 Aug 2021, 11:34 pm)Ambassador Christ, that’s the bus fare equivalent of click bait.Well not really it does say gateshead zone. Thought it would be obvious that coming from outside this zone would be more expensive.....you know as your not in gateshead. In the same way it's a set price in zone A on the metro, however if you come from outside zone A, the price goes up
(01 Aug 2021, 11:34 pm)Ambassador Christ, that’s the bus fare equivalent of click bait.Well not really it does say gateshead zone. Thought it would be obvious that coming from outside this zone would be more expensive.....you know as your not in gateshead. In the same way it's a set price in zone A on the metro, however if you come from outside zone A, the price goes up
(02 Aug 2021, 9:55 am)JP6004 Well not really it does say gateshead zone. Thought it would be obvious that coming from outside this zone would be more expensive.....you know as your not in gateshead. In the same way it's a set price in zone A on the metro, however if you come from outside zone A, the price goes up
(02 Aug 2021, 9:55 am)JP6004 Well not really it does say gateshead zone. Thought it would be obvious that coming from outside this zone would be more expensive.....you know as your not in gateshead. In the same way it's a set price in zone A on the metro, however if you come from outside zone A, the price goes up
(02 Aug 2021, 9:55 am)JP6004 Well not really it does say gateshead zone. Thought it would be obvious that coming from outside this zone would be more expensive.....you know as your not in gateshead. In the same way it's a set price in zone A on the metro, however if you come from outside zone A, the price goes up
(02 Aug 2021, 9:55 am)JP6004 Well not really it does say gateshead zone. Thought it would be obvious that coming from outside this zone would be more expensive.....you know as your not in gateshead. In the same way it's a set price in zone A on the metro, however if you come from outside zone A, the price goes up
(02 Aug 2021, 10:01 am)Ambassador So I click on the map and it shows Newcastle and Gateshead in the same bubble, you can't actually see the Gateshead boundary.Surely this indicates the £1.50 special cross tyne fare?
From that map visual alone it would intimate that services from Newcastle to Gateshead are in the same fare zone. If they took the massively misleading white dot off and replaced it with something less misleading that would work.
(02 Aug 2021, 10:01 am)Ambassador So I click on the map and it shows Newcastle and Gateshead in the same bubble, you can't actually see the Gateshead boundary.Surely this indicates the £1.50 special cross tyne fare?
From that map visual alone it would intimate that services from Newcastle to Gateshead are in the same fare zone. If they took the massively misleading white dot off and replaced it with something less misleading that would work.
(02 Aug 2021, 10:01 am)Ambassador So I click on the map and it shows Newcastle and Gateshead in the same bubble, you can't actually see the Gateshead boundary.
From that map visual alone it would intimate that services from Newcastle to Gateshead are in the same fare zone. If they took the massively misleading white dot off and replaced it with something less misleading that would work.
(02 Aug 2021, 10:01 am)Ambassador So I click on the map and it shows Newcastle and Gateshead in the same bubble, you can't actually see the Gateshead boundary.
From that map visual alone it would intimate that services from Newcastle to Gateshead are in the same fare zone. If they took the massively misleading white dot off and replaced it with something less misleading that would work.
(02 Aug 2021, 10:03 am)Adrian The Metro map clearly shows what the zones are: https://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/default/f...2018_0.pdfMy point is the gateshead borough is defined as one zone, travelling from outside of this zone, say from Chester or Washington would naturally cost more
The Gateshead Borough ticket map doesn't: https://images-gonortheast.passenger-web...eshead.pdf
(02 Aug 2021, 10:03 am)Adrian The Metro map clearly shows what the zones are: https://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/default/f...2018_0.pdfMy point is the gateshead borough is defined as one zone, travelling from outside of this zone, say from Chester or Washington would naturally cost more
The Gateshead Borough ticket map doesn't: https://images-gonortheast.passenger-web...eshead.pdf
(02 Aug 2021, 10:13 am)JP6004 My point is the gateshead borough is defined as one zone, travelling from outside of this zone, say from Chester or Washington would naturally cost more
(02 Aug 2021, 10:13 am)JP6004 My point is the gateshead borough is defined as one zone, travelling from outside of this zone, say from Chester or Washington would naturally cost more
(02 Aug 2021, 10:13 am)JP6004 My point is the gateshead borough is defined as one zone, travelling from outside of this zone, say from Chester or Washington would naturally cost more
(02 Aug 2021, 10:13 am)JP6004 My point is the gateshead borough is defined as one zone, travelling from outside of this zone, say from Chester or Washington would naturally cost more
JP6004
My point is the gateshead borough is defined as one zone, travelling from outside of this zone, say from Chester or Washington would naturally cost more
JP6004
My point is the gateshead borough is defined as one zone, travelling from outside of this zone, say from Chester or Washington would naturally cost more
![[Image: Bubblefix.png]](https://i.ibb.co/StN9MZ5/Bubblefix.png)
So I decided to do a cheeky edit to show what it should look like, and it's quite obvious that it was initially designed to have two distinct bubbles for Gateshead and Newcastle, otherwise why would they have designed in the cross-tyne links that are hidden by the bubble, but not where the Gateshead and Newcastle bubbles should have been.
That means it was definitely, in my eyes, a conscious effort to add confusion to the map
(02 Aug 2021, 10:22 am)JP6004 Again isn't this highlighting the cross tyne £1.50 fare.
(02 Aug 2021, 10:28 am)streetdeckfan So I decided to do a cheeky edit to show what it should look like, and it's quite obvious that it was initially designed to have two distinct bubbles for Gateshead and Newcastle, otherwise why would they have designed in the cross-tyne links that are hidden by the bubble, but not where the Gateshead and Newcastle bubbles should have been.
That means it was definitely, in my eyes, a conscious effort to add confusion to the map
(02 Aug 2021, 10:22 am)JP6004 Again isn't this highlighting the cross tyne £1.50 fare.
(02 Aug 2021, 10:28 am)streetdeckfan So I decided to do a cheeky edit to show what it should look like, and it's quite obvious that it was initially designed to have two distinct bubbles for Gateshead and Newcastle, otherwise why would they have designed in the cross-tyne links that are hidden by the bubble, but not where the Gateshead and Newcastle bubbles should have been.
That means it was definitely, in my eyes, a conscious effort to add confusion to the map
(02 Aug 2021, 10:03 am)Adrian The Metro map clearly shows what the zones are: https://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/default/f...2018_0.pdf
The Gateshead Borough ticket map doesn't: https://images-gonortheast.passenger-web...eshead.pdf
(02 Aug 2021, 10:28 am)streetdeckfan That means it was definitely, in my eyes, a conscious effort to add confusion to the map
(02 Aug 2021, 10:03 am)Adrian The Metro map clearly shows what the zones are: https://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/default/f...2018_0.pdf
The Gateshead Borough ticket map doesn't: https://images-gonortheast.passenger-web...eshead.pdf
(02 Aug 2021, 10:28 am)streetdeckfan That means it was definitely, in my eyes, a conscious effort to add confusion to the map
(02 Aug 2021, 1:59 pm)Dan I suppose this is the downside to creating a map that's geographically correct (something which everyone was in favour of, until analysing it in much closer detail).
Don't be silly...
It's sad that there's been more discussion about a minor cosmetic issue on the map, than the actual campaign itself. I didn't think I'd see the day where Andreos1 had the most positive comments in the thread!
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(02 Aug 2021, 1:59 pm)Dan I suppose this is the downside to creating a map that's geographically correct (something which everyone was in favour of, until analysing it in much closer detail).
Don't be silly...
It's sad that there's been more discussion about a minor cosmetic issue on the map, than the actual campaign itself. I didn't think I'd see the day where Andreos1 had the most positive comments in the thread!
(02 Aug 2021, 2:25 pm)streetdeckfan What else was there to discuss? Buses are cheaper. I don't think anyone had anything negative to say about the actual offer, just the marketing, and possibly a couple boundary disputes!
At least it's been fixed now, so where do I send my design consultancy invoice?
Strangely, they've also moved the boundary into the middle of the Tyne rather than being on the Gateshead side
(02 Aug 2021, 2:25 pm)streetdeckfan What else was there to discuss? Buses are cheaper. I don't think anyone had anything negative to say about the actual offer, just the marketing, and possibly a couple boundary disputes!
At least it's been fixed now, so where do I send my design consultancy invoice?
Strangely, they've also moved the boundary into the middle of the Tyne rather than being on the Gateshead side
In fairness, it clearly wasn’t just this forum confused by the boundary and placement of Newcastle, judging by people raising comments on social media or friends and family questions. It’s a shame that the marketing materials weren’t amended before the offer went live/details published, obviously in an ideal world it would have been. Nice to see it’s now much clearer.
