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The Future’s Blue! said:
To be fair, the increase isn’t a lot in the grand scheme of things but will add up over the year. And, yes, I do have sympathy for those struggling, for somebody to even have to use public transport, that has been neglected for years.

I go back to my own experiences of 3 years of use at approximately a fiver for a day return, going back 15 years. I thought it was a rip-off then but at £6 return, maximum, then I don’t think that’s bad.

As you mention the Tories, then one thing that did happen is that the minimum wage was raised from approx £9.00 per hour to nearly £11.50 over the last few years, giving people more money in their pocket. Still not great, and I’d like to see it much higher so that we don’t have to subsidise almost everything that those on a lower wage utilise.

Pay people a decent wage, that is my only angle.
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It is a lot, especially if you’re struggling or on a lower income.

Can I ask why you were spending £5 for a day return, instead of just getting a weekly ticket. It was a few years ago now, but it was around £11 for a megarider in about 2011 when I used to get the bus regularly
 
mosssideblue said:
You seriously need help
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You're boring me now, don't ask a question if you don't like the answer. The poster was wrong and so were you jumping in. Put me on ignore if your ego is so delicate. I didnt ask people to stick up for Labour like sycophantic simpletons. Own the shit you post or put everyone with a brain cell on ignore.
You and the chuckle brothers can then enjoy your dishonest echo chamber.

Ttfn.
 
hilts said:
You're boring me now, don't ask a question if you don't like the answer. The poster was wrong and so were you jumping in. Put me on ignore if your ego is so delicate. I didnt ask people to stick up for Labour like sycophantic simpletons. Own the shit you post or put everyone with a brain cell on ignore.
You and the chuckle brothers can then enjoy your dishonest echo chamber.

Ttfn.
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I hope you get the help you clearly need
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
It is a lot, especially if you’re struggling or on a lower income.

Can I ask why you were spending £5 for a day return, instead of just getting a weekly ticket. It was a few years ago now, but it was around £11 for a megarider in about 2011 when I used to get the bus regularly
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I used different forms of transport dependent on working patterns, sometimes train, bus or car.

Never heard of a mega-rider but does sound like the bus I’d get on from Salisbury that made you feel ill when you got off. Wow, can those bus drivers drive!
 
There needs to be "something" in tomorrow's budget for working people.
Life as a single working person (particularly if young) is getting horrendous. There's little way out of not living with parents, and mental health issues (especially for young men, who seem to have been marginalised and even openly mocked in recent years) needs to be addressed.
Here's hoping, but I understand it's a long haul.
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
It is a lot, especially if you’re struggling or on a lower income.

Can I ask why you were spending £5 for a day return, instead of just getting a weekly ticket. It was a few years ago now, but it was around £11 for a megarider in about 2011 when I used to get the bus regularly
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These are the weekly prices for a bus+ tram ticket. They vary of course depending how many zones you travel on.

7-day Bee AnyBus + Tram for adults costs:

7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 1 = £24.80
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 2 =£24.80
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 3 = £24.80
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 4 = £24.80
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 1-2 = £30.30
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 2-3 = £28.40
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 3-4 = £28.40
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 1-3 = £36.40
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 2-4 = £32.50
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 1-4 = £41.00
Find your tram zone.
 
mackenzie said:
There needs to be "something" in tomorrow's budget for working people.
Life as a single working person (particularly if young) is getting horrendous. There's little way out of not living with parents, and mental health issues (especially for young men, who seem to have been marginalised and even openly mocked in recent years) needs to be addressed.
Here's hoping, but I understand it's a long haul.
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Above inflation rise in minimum wage.
 
paulchapo said:
These are the weekly prices for a bus+ tram ticket. They vary of course depending how many zones you travel on.

7-day Bee AnyBus + Tram for adults costs:

7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 1 = £24.80
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 2 =£24.80
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 3 = £24.80
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 4 = £24.80
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 1-2 = £30.30
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 2-3 = £28.40
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 3-4 = £28.40
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 1-3 = £36.40
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 2-4 = £32.50
7-day Bee AnyBus+Tram Zone 1-4 = £41.00
Find your tram zone.
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That's horrendous. Which area is that?
 
mackenzie said:
There needs to be "something" in tomorrow's budget for working people.
Life as a single working person (particularly if young) is getting horrendous. There's little way out of not living with parents, and mental health issues (especially for young men, who seem to have been marginalised and even openly mocked in recent years) needs to be addressed.
Here's hoping, but I understand it's a long haul.
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Its already been leaked the living wage is getting an above inflation pay rise plus they are abolishing the banding so the youngsters are not just cheap labour.

For the rest its not all going to be fixed in the first budget 3 months after the GE
 
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