(20 Oct 2014, 5:54 pm)Dan wrote From experience it tends to vary from driver to driver - and that ultimately boils down to the depot they're at, or whether they're on-time.
For a depot the size of Peterlee where there isn't a great deal of ticketing options (singles/returns, BuzzFares or the East Durham saver is about it really), the drivers will know all of the ticketing options available and I'd put money on the majority offering the cheaper alternative.
When you get to bigger depots such as Riverside where there are a lot more alternatives, I think it's more common practice just to give the customer what they ask for rather than questioning it...
What I can't understand is how the return is £5.70
On the Coaster the route saver is always the return for fares over £2.