(02 Jul 2014, 4:26 pm)Marcus wrote I always pay my 90 pence Get Around fare
From what I've been told by a lot of Chester's drivers, and from personal experience - it's at it's busiest in the morning from when it starts up until about the 10:40 arrival in Chester. Throughout the rest of the afternoon it seems like the former 65.
A lot of passengers on mornings appear to people going to college or school, a lot of whom seem to buy day tickets or day savers.
Yes, so I'd assume that those morning runs do indeed make a profit - how substantial that is, I'm not sure.
I think local councillors must have had their two-penneth in regards to the frequency remaining at 30 minutes though. I'd imagine it would be alright at a 60 minute frequency (assuming passenger numbers remain the same as at present and no passengers find alternative means of travel), but they must have to self-subsidise the majority of the rest of the day to keep it going in its present form.