(30 Aug 2019, 10:09 pm)Andreos1 wrote
Back in 1986, a T&W kids fare was 5p. Based on inflation, that should equate to approx 14p now. A day ticket is nearly ten times that.
Subsidised too much? Really?
Yes, really. The fact is that all bus fares cost more now, and the fact that an equivalent adult ticket costs 7 times more than the Nexus subsidised child day ticket says that it is subsidised too much.
Like I said before, if you're used to getting around for £1.10 a day and then your POP card expires and suddenly it costs you £7.80 (assuming you want an equivalent day ticket), rather than thinking you've been using the bus at a really subsidised rate, you're going to think that they've put the prices up for you, and it's going to put you off using the bus