Llandudno
Established Member
- Joined
- 25 Dec 2014
- Messages
- 2,219
The £2 bus fare promotion is due to expire at the end of the year, although I am not sure whether any politician (most likely to be Labour by the) would dare scrap it, perhaps increase it to £2.50 maybe…?
But what would the impact be if all stage carriage bus fares were free and what would it cost?
Pros
Encourage more modal shift from cars as everyone would know buses are free
Improving social mobility, improving job prospects
Boost to high streets and hospitality venues
Speed up boarding times, as even with a flat fare, some passengers still fiddle about getting cards/cash/passes out!
No cash handling or bank charges when processing fares
No tickets, no fraud,
No issuing/renewing Concessionary Passes/Child passes/Season Tickets/Scrapping PlusBus
Cons
Cost (How much - is it small beer in the overall scheme of things!)
Overcrowding at certain times requiring uplift in frequency and drivers (hard to resource)
Abstraction from train services
Anti social behaviour on board
Any other thoughts on the pros and cons and any political thoughts on the idea….?
Cons
But what would the impact be if all stage carriage bus fares were free and what would it cost?
Pros
Encourage more modal shift from cars as everyone would know buses are free
Improving social mobility, improving job prospects
Boost to high streets and hospitality venues
Speed up boarding times, as even with a flat fare, some passengers still fiddle about getting cards/cash/passes out!
No cash handling or bank charges when processing fares
No tickets, no fraud,
No issuing/renewing Concessionary Passes/Child passes/Season Tickets/Scrapping PlusBus
Cons
Cost (How much - is it small beer in the overall scheme of things!)
Overcrowding at certain times requiring uplift in frequency and drivers (hard to resource)
Abstraction from train services
Anti social behaviour on board
Any other thoughts on the pros and cons and any political thoughts on the idea….?
Cons