Joe Patrick wrote

Or too expensive. Which is what these Over 60 passes are. I am
appalled
that my local services are going to have to be cut (and it's going to
be
worse in seaside towns) to fund these passes which my local council
is
going to be short by about £1 Million.

These are all estimates which may be right or wrong. Unless someone can
quote data from Scotland no one can do more than guess what the
increase in usage will be, still less whether the payment from HM
Treasury will cover it. The budget for my (Surrey) district for last
year was £43 per pass.

They either need to be scrapped, or introduced on a means tested
basis.

How long has the phase "got my bus pass" been in use ?

The enhancement is because Brown wants votes, but I assume that the
idea was that getting Seniors out and about is good for their health
plus the cash going to bus companies will slow the deterioration in bus
services outside London.

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Mike D