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Morgan Tu...

50p for a journey? 65p for a journey?..... £3.50 per day.... £4.20 every day if you do not have a student card?!

How much does it cost near you and do you think that should be some kind of financial assistance to get to school / college / apprenticeships / etc.?


over 2 years ago
  • VHenry Ma... Helper
    VHenry Mackintosh

    I paid £28 a week for an oyster card in London. Sooo expensive! Ended up buying a bike..

    over 2 years ago
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  • Morgan Tu...
    Morgan Tunney

    That is madness! I would have bought a bike too in your situation.

    over 2 years ago
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  • Kate VIns... Helper
    Kate VInspired

    I used to get a bus ticket at uni in Manchester for a fiver- unlimited travel, all over Manchester for a full week- it was fantastic!

    over 2 years ago
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  • VHenry Ma... Helper
    VHenry Mackintosh

    They need to make train travel cheaper. It costs less to fly to Edinburgh than to take the train. They need to incentivise greener travel. Their needs to be an economic argument rather than just environmental in my view..

    over 2 years ago
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Dear People

I am not a young person but I am worried about rural public transport. If a bus has an average loading of less than nine people it does more harm than good and costs a lot of money in subsidies. Yet the countryside has many "political" buses running around.

Let's do it a different way.

1) Let potential passengers buy a carnet of hitchhiker tickets from the Post
Office or whatever... Read more


about 2 years ago

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