Free local travel for some!

[artisan 10]

Well said JoanL

[pdbmn 10]

Who pays for all this free/reduced price bus travel?

The long suffering middle age middle income majority; it costs about £1.50 just from Abbeydale Road into town now, I don't need to go every day for work so when i do go I just park up within 10 minutes walk (it's about half an hour from my flat). If bus prices were reasonable I could just pop on one, but I refuse to pay their extortionate fares, and no I'm not lazy and I'm sure I could walk there and back but i just don't always have time. Pete

[artisan 10]

Originally posted by sparky2

Don't forget these free passes are for anyone over 60 years old which to my mind is plain stupid when men are still working and do not draw their pension until they are 65. Why should we have to pay extra council tax etc. to pay for these people travelling too and from work for free.

 

Sparky lad why should anyone have to pay to travel to work? the gaffers should pay. It is only because arseholes keep voting in tory governments and councils that we have to

[sparky2 10]

My point was that you are not a pensioner until you are 65 so why get free travel after you are only 60 and you are still working.

[Joanl 12]

Women can retire at 60 at the moment and get their pension, thereby becoming pensioners....

Pensioners can also work but pay a much higher rate of tax.

Therefore their FREE travel is PAID travel by another door.

 

[sparky2 10]

What I should have said was that I dont agree with people under pension age getting free travel unless they ar in invalidity I know women retire at 60. As far as paying higher tax after retirement age I'm note sure you are correct about that

[Joanl 12]

Originally posted by sparky2

What I should have said was that I dont agree with people under pension age getting free travel unless they ar in invalidity I know women retire at 60. As far as paying higher tax after retirement age I'm note sure you are correct about that

 

Please believe me, it's true and because you are on a capped wage as it were, if you do overtime or work an extra shift then you would see very little of the extra pay.

[SheShe 10]

What I should have said was that I dont agree with people under pension age getting free travel unless they ar in invalidity I know women retire at 60. As far as paying higher tax after retirement age I'm note sure you are correct about that

I don't know how old you are sparky2 but I am a working pensioner through necessity not choice and my government pension is taken off me in tax because it's added to my income. I've worked all my life going back when my children were six weeks old because my husband has been ill for a long time. I think I've earned free bus fare. I pay full rent and full council tax before you ask.

[Internetowl 10]

its a great idea - they get the fuel payment money too - to keep their houses warm at night and can spend all day on the buses - saves on spending money keeping warm in their houses - plus they get to meet people - perhaps a couple more circular bus routes then they could stay on all day

[SheShe 10]

its a great idea - they get the fuel payment money too - to keep their houses warm at night and can spend all day on the buses - saves on spending money keeping warm in their houses - plus they get to meet people - perhaps a couple more circular bus routes then they could stay on all day

Such sarcasm is out of order. I hope you live to be 97 and not have the ability to pay to get out

[artisan 10]

its a great idea - they get the fuel payment money too - to keep their houses warm at night and can spend all day on the buses - saves on spending money keeping warm in their houses - plus they get to meet people - perhaps a couple more circular bus routes then they could stay on all day

you always came across as a sensible bloke.

[Internetowl 10]

precisely...