CharlesPottins wrote:
My Freedom Pass was due for renewal on March 31, in fact I think
that date was general, but when I went to a local post office where
it was issued they had a sign saying that new passes had not yet
arrived (or it may have said they were out of stock). I heard the
young guy in front who had come to renew his Mum's pass being told
that the old ones' life (the cards, that is) was being extended for
another month. So I didn't bother waiting my turn.
I have found that bus drivers are recognising the old pass and at
the tube station the staff will open the barrier for me if
necessary, so no problem there, and only the slightest of delays,
if any.
But I wonder how the people responsible for supplying the new
passes (I understand they are Oysters) managed to underestimate
demand or failed to meet what was their own deadline?

I got mine without problems in early March. Since you can renew at any
Post Office (unless you're in one of the boroughs that have other
arrangements), they may have run out of stock at your PO if they had
more renewals than expected there. You assume it was a supply problem,
but it could just be a stock control problem at your PO. I assume this
was a couple of weeks ago, so why not try again?
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)