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Topic ID 6761
06/09/2012 by Jackieg
Bus services from Presdales
I have just found out that the bus service on the 879 bus from Presdales to Hertford has gone up so it is now 60p more than the 388. How do they justify this ? Do you think they'd bring the price down if no one caught the bus. It's going to be very crowded on the other buses now.
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Reply ID 89849
06/09/2012 by Andrew
Its because HCC have withdrawn all support for home to school transport, so operators have to run services commercially or with funding from individual schools. Blame the tories they put the squeeze on local goverment finances
Reply ID 89860
07/09/2012 by Jackieg
I took part in the consultation about school transport last year. I told them people would be forced to drive children to school if bus fares went up which doesn't really fit with sustainable travel policies. Evidently my opinion wasn't relevant. The fact that public buses are cheaper than Regs Coaches strikes me as profiteering out of school children.
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