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School Bus Fares Are Unfair – Support A Change
Bus services that are designated to take pupils to school are charging families higher fares than standard journeys. This isn’t fair. This means that an adult can buy a monthly bus ticket, use the service every day and get a cheaper fare. None of this is available to school children. They cannot buy their tickets monthly and families are forced to pay large amounts upfront. The tickets cannot be used on non-school days and the cost is higher than that paid by an ordinary bus user. Even the national bus fare cap of £3 per journey does not apply to school buses. As a result, many families are forced to drive their children to school – causing added congestion and pollution. This has to change.
Tell MoreBus that it’s time to make school fares fair. Charge school children and their families the same as ordinary bus users, enable tickets to be bought monthly and give children the chance to use the ticket outside of school days. Please sign the petition. Thank you.