"Michael R N Dolbear" wrote in message
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Ian wrote

Fun and games can occur when a LA allows OAPs "extra" time before
the

0930 official start.... they can ONLY allow the extra time to their
OWN OAPs, not to those who come in from other areas.

The examples below are correct but not your above expression of the
principle.

beg to differ.... what you are (correctly) demonstarting is that
different LAs have different ules. And London has a completely
different set of rules.

Not OWN OAPs but rather concession BusPass holders boarding in that
LA's AREA.

Thus in London Freedom Pass and all English Pass holders can use
their
passes at any time on TfL buses when they board WITHIN the London
AREA.

So a Freedom or any English passholder can board a TfL bus in
Kingston
to go to Dorking at 08:00 but once past Chessington no one can get
on
for a free ride until after 09:00 since some Surrey District would
have
to pay. Whether they can use a (non-TfL) bus to Guildford before
09:00
they don't say.

In Southampton, OAPs could use their pass from 0900.

So, at 0910, a Southampton OAP could get on a bus to, say, Fareham,
and use it IF THEY boarded IN Southampton.
If their friend - also lholding a Southampton pass - got on the
same
bus at the first stop after the bus had crossed the boundary into
Eastleigh, (but *still before 0930*), then their friend could NOT
use

their OAP pass.....

Certain LA's (to the west of Southampton) allowed OAP travel at any
time... the OAP could get IN to Southampton, but not change onto
another bus to continue eastwards unless it was after 0930.
Couldn't

get home again, either, until after 0930.


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Mike D