Buses In the London area

tornado_ally · Post by **tornado_ally** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 7:44 pm

Did you know that getting on a bus will set you back a whole POUND! Say for example you need to get 2 buses to work and 2 back because you have to pay the b1cth a55 Cengestion Charge if you go by car plus eveywhereis Residential Parking. That works out to be Â£4 a day on buses and Â£20 a week. I use less petrol than that in a week!
Oh and yes the weekly bus pass is not that much cheaper! If i'm not mistaken it's Â£10.50 for a weekly Adult Bus Pass. It's a lot to be paying for a smelly ride with crying children and bus stops every 300metres!
So you have to pay Â£10.50 for these luxuries..... for a whole week!

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 7:51 pm

Yeah it's a joke isn't it?

The money is going up but the service is going down!

dub envy · Post by **dub envy** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 11:48 pm

I remember the days when the bus used to charge 10p.....

Post by **Josh_PoloGTi** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:38 am

I remember visiting Sheffield when I was a kid and the bus cost 2p to go pretty much anywhere in the city!

It was subsidised by the city council back then...

Oh how times have changed.

rooboy · Post by **rooboy** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:11 pm

Would'nt know about how much London buses/Underground cost as i get free travel, but i know you can buy a bus saver pass which also save you money (not sure how much). You could regester for the oyster card on prepay again it saves you money on the underground and when it is introduced on the buses in a few month i guess you would get money off too.

dxg · Post by **dxg** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:29 pm

Well, I had a meeting in Manchester last night (business, on a Sunday?!)

Anyway, tried to get a train from either leciester, loughborough or nottingham to manchester on a sunday - can't do it - you have to go to sheffield and then catch a bus!. Plus it would have taken either 3.5 hours or 4.5 hours, depending on who you spoke to...

So, took the polo. Took 2 hours either way (even in the rush hour this morning). Cost a whole Â£8 to park overnight in the city centre. Plus about Â£20 petrol.

And the lentilists wonder why people won't leave their cars at home???

Deek.

SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 4:14 pm

don't talk to me about busses, i hate the things! i have to get one back from work to get onto the train! it costs me Â£1.55 a to get from work to the station! can't get a bus pass cause of the times i get on em! and don't even get me started on the trains! i hate public transport but i don't fancy travelling 100 miles a day in my little 1.0ltr!

i think it would die!