Concessionary fares policy is undermining bus services

Roger Sexton, Nottingham NG1
10 March 2014
 

You report the cut in the reimbursement rate for carrying free of charge Welsh ‘Seniors’ on buses in the principality (‘Anger at Welsh reimbursement cut’ LTT 21 Feb). Meanwhile, on page ten you report that in the West Midlands conurbation reimbursement to bus operators is to be ‘cut’ to £57.6m. Compare that with the paltry £8.3m to be spent on subsidised services.

Politicians, both national and local, fail to realise that if the reimbursement rate...

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