(19 Jun 2018, 8:08 pm)mb134 wrote What is that, £5?Back to the Durham newcasNew corridor, frequency and reliability. Works the other way Durham to spennymoor, although arriva is 2 buses. Buggered if I'm standing at 4 lane ends for 28 minutes because I've unavoidably just missed the X21 (though I did just that with the 6 many times at its most disrupted)
So as you can have it in theory for 14 years ("valid for any young person until their 19th birthday", and you don't pay until the age of 5), it works out as pretty much nothing.
At most it's fractionally more than GNE, and that's only because Arriva are avoiding the scenario of awkward confrontations with drivers about age (I'd argue making the passenger experience more pleasant for everyone involved), and revenue protecting.
If you also take into account some of the journeys you're able to do with a teen card (X15/18, 685), then that minimal fee really isn't too bad.
Going back to the original point, Arriva have cheaper fares for adults on the mentioned services, and their child fees are all but identical, so what's everyone's issue with them?
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