"Chris Jones" wrote in message
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Rural bus services are under threat because no one uses them, and those
that do are probably recieving about £10 subsidy per journey.

And even less people would if motoring was cheaper in rural areas due to
the
congestion tax

And so what?

Why should there be empty buses running around all over the countryside
belching out diesel fumes and doing about 5mpg?

When people say "get people out of cars and into buses/trains" they don't
mean in the middle of Wales, but in congested urban/commuter town areas.


A congestion charge would help more marginal public transport systems
pay for themselves, and the business about train overcrowding can be
solved by allowing companies to charge higher fares on the basis that it
must be used to improve the service - which has a 2 fold benefit of
an immediate reduction in demand (due to higher prices)

So it ends up where people can no longer afford to drive, and they can't
afford to take the train either, so everybody just sits at home all day
and
the economy goes to pot. Great thinking.

Or maybe Sainsburies stores in London will by their beef from Kent Farmers
rather than Highland farmers, and Sainsubries in Glasgow will by from
Highland farmers rather than Kent farmers. You think I am kidding but there
are a lot of inneficiencies like this floating around.