(05 Jun 2014, 8:19 pm)Tom wrote What about local people though? - Surely they'd be put off paying a £5.65 fare for 20 minutes?
Almost certainly. However thats where the day and weekly tickets come into play, making things cheaper for regular passengers. Indeed the Megarider Gold (valid across the whole North West) is "only" £26.70. Sounds a lot but compared to the single fares... It's really not.