"Richard J." wrote in message
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Since LT bus fares used to be graded on a mileage basis, today's flat fare
will always look expensive if compared with the shortest distance 40 years
ago. What fare and distance are you comparing today's 65p/70p/£1 with?
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Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)


Richard,

By short hop I mean the journey that most would use a bus for. A trip to the
local shopping centre, railway station etc. As I recall this was measured in
"fare stages" and 4 old pence entitled you to travel 2 of these.

Also to be taken into account is the practice of terminating journeys due to
traffic conditions etc, effectively doubling today's fares short hop fares
at times.

To be fair, a one day bus pass is rather better value compared with what was
once called a Red Rover and a weekly bus pass is also excellent and I know
the short hop fare is probably priced to encourage more people to walk, but
a little more carrot and a little less stick would be appreciated by a lot
of us.

A better deal too nowadays for pensioners, I believe.

Jeff