(15 Apr 2018, 7:35 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote I think
Yes, public transport fares are expensive. How could it have been cheaper?
As you required two different tickets for the consecutive 24 hours, a 24 hour ticket wouldn't have been any use in this case. I guess the Day Rover would cover most of the zones required on the second day.
Maybe a 24 hour ticket is too much of a saving and would reduce the profits made by the operators too much. 24 hour tickets should definitely be issued on an evening, or just singles and returns issued, because a day ticket costing the same morning, afternoon and evening is rather illogical. I would definitely like to see 24 hour tickets introduced by all operators. The operators would lose out if you then didn't need any tickets for the second day, but possibly a 24 hour ticket could be more expensive than a current day ticket, but less than it would cost for two consecutive day tickets.
I would also like a new ticket introduced for regular travel on the same day/s each week. If you travel every Monday, a 7 consecutive Mondays ticket would be more useful than a weekly, monthly or annual ticket. We have lots of ticket options to save money when travelling regularly within a week, month and year, but not regularly once a week. I don't know why this is not an option to be honest. I don't have a name for it yet, but I think it would be a useful ticket.
I could have bought a 24hr Explorer or adapted my travel, not used the metro on one day and bought a 24hr 3 Zone plus.
Part of my trip was in Co Durham.
I do think a pricing structure which involved a small premium, but ensured it was cheaper than buying two tickets could attract growth.
£10 for a 3 zone plus? A significant saving over buying two day tickets.
There's no guaranteeing the passenger will utilise it's full capabilities over both days, but is attractive enough to encourage travel that may not have been otherwise made. The latter being something operators crave.