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Blakey · Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 446

I am not sure what area this fits into, so I have decided to put it here!

Why oh why is there a perception from people over 60 with a concessionary travel pass that they are travelling for free? Do they not realise that there local authority has to pick up the bill for all these people travelling.

Roll on April when they can travel where they want - bring it on!

Perry 201 · Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Posts: 3010 Location: Nottingham

Sheer fact is, most (not all) of the pass holders are a pain in the a*** who wouldn't have paid the half fare required before to do the short journey, but would now.
A typical example of this was someone who got on the R1 on Saturday in Eastwood, (the stop before Morrisons), to get off at Morrisons, said person seemed to have no mobility difficulties but I have no doubt if said person had to pay half the fare as previously required to do the same down hill short journey, they wouldn't of got on the bus then.
One of 3, 000, 000 examples I can think of.
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Blakey · Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 446

I have always maintained that the government should have offered a reduction on council tax for the over 60's instead of free travel on buses - I can see that alot of Council's are going to have problems funding this scheme next year.

Perry 201 · Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Posts: 3010 Location: Nottingham

Agreed. To be honest, what was wrong with the old scheme anyway? Half fare?

Now we've got paying passengers who have to give up their seats and/or have the bus going past them full to the brink of freebies.

The funniest thing is, you then hear them moaning about having to pay half fare before 09:30, and having to pay full fare on night owls.

Sheer brilliance.

Next year should be fun, fun, fun.
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mrs magpie · Guest

i hav a mobility citycard city of nottingham what will the council add on trains or tram from apr 08 cuz its a long ride to skegness by bus and my grandson lives in skegness

bobclayton · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:25 pm Post subject:

Mrs Magpie,
Don't know about trains but trams aren't going to be on the card

Perry 201 · Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Posts: 3010 Location: Nottingham

Guest · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject:

or pay to go on the train, like they did in the good old days....

Blakey · Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 446

bobclayton · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:49 am Post subject:

Sames applied to Manchester as with Nottingham, you can't use their tram for free, so I'm guessing it's gonna be the same all round near enough?

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mrs magpie · Guest

good evening you are going to laugh at this one the council havent sent me or anybody else there new card and its the 29th march and the new scheme starts next tuesday so the question is wheres everybodys card?

hope the postman hasent nicked them

Blakey · Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 446

bobclayton · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:44 pm Post subject:

I say Mrs Magpie your spelling has improved Smile

Next week we shall work with punctuation Smile

mrs magpie · Guest

well i havent got my bus pass yet the council said its been delayed by fujistu the comapny printing them they say i should have it no lator then friday 4th aprill

but the thing is they have known since last november nottinghamshire county have got theres so why hasent NOTTINGHAM CITY got theres yet

so i hav got to wait for my new one.