(11 Mar 2020, 4:26 pm)streetdeckfan wrote As I've said before, I think the reason single fares are so expensive is because they can be. Things are always more expensive when only buying one. People who rely on the bus to get to work are probably buying a day/week ticket, so it's just the people who use the bus as a one off that are affected.
I'm not saying it's right, but if you don't 'overcharge' the one off passengers then you have to increase the price for the regular passengers.

In Bishop Auckland (and I'm sure other places are the same) everyone and their dog seems to have a concessionary pass, whether or not they're using their own pass is another question! (and knowing some of the people, I doubt they are)