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« on: March 19, 2020, 20:07:48 »
in South Yorkshire and the West Midlands.

Both local authorities are to allow free bus holders

 to use their bus pass's from first thing in the morning,monday to friday.
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« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2020, 20:50:41 »
Andy Burnham has just announced the same live on question time covering Greater Manchester. Over to you Mr James Freeman!.
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« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2020, 21:06:38 »
Quote from: chuffed on March 19, 2020, 20:50:41
Andy Burnham has just announced the same live on question time covering Greater Manchester. Over to you Mr James Freeman!.
Isn't it the council to decide, not the bus company? 
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« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2020, 21:33:32 »
Correct. So have written to Tim Bowles WECA» (West of England Combined Authority - about) mayor and Don Davies of North Somerset. The dominoes are falling... Cambridge, Suffolk and ...this will have grahame jumping for joy.....EVEN Wiltshire !
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« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2020, 23:22:34 »
I can't use mine until 2022.
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« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2020, 00:37:45 »
Apparently North Somerset set the pace on this from 11am Thursday morning. Surely where NSC leads WECA» (West of England Combined Authority - about) will follow.
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« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2020, 06:47:19 »
Plymouth city council have removed time restrictions.

Of course Cornwall council scrapped them last April so nothing changing here now
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« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2020, 08:14:28 »
Quote from: LiskeardRich on March 20, 2020, 06:47:19
Plymouth city council have removed time restrictions.

Of course Cornwall council scrapped them last April so nothing changing here now
Except for Truro Park and Ride, which doesn't accept concession cards - £2 each for an all day ticket (parking free)
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« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2020, 08:42:36 »
Quote from: TonyK on March 19, 2020, 23:22:34
I can't use mine until 2022.
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« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2020, 11:00:50 »
The end of the age of the Twirly.
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« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2020, 11:33:50 »
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The end of the age of the Twirly.

Well, I'm a Twirlybird Grin  This is really good news for me personally, as I will be able to head out to the far reaches of the Southwest not served by train, and get there much earlier in consequence.  Only one snag with that. I'm supposed to be confined to home and avoid public transport at the moment..... Roll Eyes
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« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2020, 13:20:04 »
Is this the right time to encourage pensioners on to buses or has passenger numbers dropped off so much they will have a deck to themselves.

London has had no restriction for years for all English bus pass holders.
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« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2020, 13:28:15 »
Quote from: REVUpminster on March 20, 2020, 13:20:04
Is this the right time to encourage pensioners on to buses or has passenger numbers dropped off so much they will have a deck to themselves.

A HUGELY difficult question ... and one I have been fighting with (in terms of public transport promotion in a much more general sense) over the last few days.  I have no answer.
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« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2020, 15:27:36 »
It gives the pass holders half a chance when supermarkets open early for them.
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« Reply #14 on: March 20, 2020, 15:53:52 »
And that is not supported by health officials in the South West as pensioners (me) are all together in  close proximity  in aisles and queues and we are trained in use of a trolley as a lethal weapon.
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