Fares on Dorset's Yellow Buses set for increase (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Fares on Dorset's Yellow Buses set for increase
12:00pm Saturday 26th January 2013 in News
YELLOW Buses fares are to rise from tomorrow, although users of the company’s smart card can avoid the increase.
A short-hop single will rise from £1.40 to £1.50, while a short-hop return rises from £2 to £2.20.
A medium hop single will increase from £1.80 to £1.90 and a medium-hop day return from £2.70 to £2.90.
But fares bought through the company’s GLO smartcard are not increasing and in the case of adults they are cheaper than cash fares.
The price of GLO passes, available from drivers or online, stay the same.
Jenni Wilkinson, Yellow Buses’ head of marketing, said: “Rising costs mean that our fares, unfortunately, have also had to increase.
“However, the good news for our customers is that by using their handy and very convenient GLO smartcard they can beat the increases and with next day delivery on our online top ups it couldn’t be simpler.”
For more info vist www.bybus.co.uk
Comments(9)
chris100
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1:43pm Sat 26 Jan 13
maybe if they didnt run half the buses empty and cut back on services esp throu charminster instead of having 5 buses an hour
Carl Baron
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1:52pm Sat 26 Jan 13
British scientists 'invent artificial petrol' that could cost just 90p per GALLON (and there's no carbon) See link to proof data: @ http://tinyurl.com/b
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Hydrogen-based fuel produces no greenhouse gases so could help nations slash their carbon footprint It is allegedly due to be available at the pumps in three to five years, but as we all know’’ UK Gov wants money from ‘Fuel Taxes’ so fat chance you might have of ever getting it. Meantime many businesses are forced to close down. As they are uneconomical to run.
The slowness of British Government to react in a positive manner and insure this new low cost fuel was readily available has a serious knock on effect to the entire Road Haulage and Transpiration System which in turn pushes up the cost of almost everything we buy. Britain needs to be more competitive so allowing this 90p fuel to be available would encourage more and more businesses to open up, but I guess Cameron has to do what he’s told from Brussels, perhaps another good reason to vote UKIP?
Signed Carl Barron Chairman of AGPCUK
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Tripod
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2:20pm Sat 26 Jan 13
bosco1
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4:10pm Sat 26 Jan 13
muscliffman
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4:44pm Sat 26 Jan 13
Tripod wrote:You are indeed going back a long time there, the Traffic Commissioner used to hold a public inquiry (Town Hall here) before agreeing an Operator's fare rise - motor buses only, the old trolleybuses were outside this rule
Last time I worked in the Bus Industry, there was a legal requirement to give at least 28 days (public) notice of any fare increase, I have see no such such notice (just like the last time!).
All changed way back in the '80s, now the Operator can do as they want - apart from charge anti-competitive/pre
datory low fares!
But be fair here, even with some rebate for buses, a significant amount of your bus fare is still going indirectly as (fuel) tax to the Government.
spooki
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5:06pm Sat 26 Jan 13
tramp_about_town
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5:19pm Sat 26 Jan 13
Lord Spring
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8:07am Sun 27 Jan 13
bosco1 wrote:As you hardly ever use the 2 how can you judge the frequency, as I often avail my self of the service and find the punctuallity reasonable.
I hardly ever use yellow buses these days for reasons that the service no 2 runs as and when it feels like it from boscombe to the railway station., and that with the expensive fare for a few mins journey. Also you cannot get a bus at asda/Railway station and return on a no 1 bus to landsdown and walk to the station on a return ticket! The drivers will not allow it, even though the journey is shorter. Now that the pension age is increasing and over 60 free travel is going for new pensioners I expect the revenue/takings will drop.! Go abroad you go for miles on a 2 Euro fare.!!
It is not the only vehicle on the roads having to contend with traffic from Kinson to Iford then through Pokesdown to Boscombe.
A most enjoyable journey around 3.30 to 4.30 if you are passenger, it must be hell for the driver.
Tripod says...
1:17pm Sat 26 Jan 13
And NO, I won't be using a Glo Card, it ties me to one (unreliable) company, also the terms and conditions are too heavily biased in favour of Yellow Bus.