When did you last travel on a bus?
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Being of state pension age, I got my bus pass in the summer.
I've used it a fair bit as it saves fuel and parking. Takes a bit longer, but we get dropped off in town rather than parking in the edge of town car park.
We also used the bus when the fares were capped at £2 per journey.
Anyone else use the bus?
I've used it a fair bit as it saves fuel and parking. Takes a bit longer, but we get dropped off in town rather than parking in the edge of town car park.
We also used the bus when the fares were capped at £2 per journey.
Anyone else use the bus?
We do - we live in a village outside Reading which has buses every 20 mins on work days. Every 30 or 60 mins at weekends.
When it was £2 each journey, it was a no brainer. Parking in Reading is expensive and scarce (they keep closing multi-stories) and the taxi home is £25+
Even when capped at £3 it's good value.
When it was £2 each journey, it was a no brainer. Parking in Reading is expensive and scarce (they keep closing multi-stories) and the taxi home is £25+
Even when capped at £3 it's good value.
I fancy doing something like this
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/25131013...
Visiting a few cities in England using my bus pass. And hopefully getting in a few Wetherspoons.
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/25131013...
Visiting a few cities in England using my bus pass. And hopefully getting in a few Wetherspoons.
I used the bus loads when I was working delivering and collecting cars. In some places it's your only option and in others it can be significantly quicker than getting 2 or more trains.
My Wife and I will also use the bus regularly in London in preference to the Tube. It doesn't make sense for all journeys, but for something like Marylebone to Kings Cross it's a very pleasant alternative. Also - if you're travelling with luggage and need to get from one London Terminus to another - e.g. Marylebone to Victoria, a single bus ride is a lot more pleasant and convenient than a tube journey - no escalators or stairs or potentially very crowded ticket barriers
My Wife and I will also use the bus regularly in London in preference to the Tube. It doesn't make sense for all journeys, but for something like Marylebone to Kings Cross it's a very pleasant alternative. Also - if you're travelling with luggage and need to get from one London Terminus to another - e.g. Marylebone to Victoria, a single bus ride is a lot more pleasant and convenient than a tube journey - no escalators or stairs or potentially very crowded ticket barriers
Maybe six months ago to get to work.
The dry-heaving, hungover/on-the-downer nice chap in a tracksuit with a can of Monster (IIRC) had to get off and finally vomit his guts up at a stop halfway on the journey... which was nice.
I can't think why more people don't travel on public transport.
The dry-heaving, hungover/on-the-downer nice chap in a tracksuit with a can of Monster (IIRC) had to get off and finally vomit his guts up at a stop halfway on the journey... which was nice.
I can't think why more people don't travel on public transport.
Last week. Flew into Ljubljana airport and checked out Uber to get to the city center. The options were 38 to 51 Euros. Jumped on a bus at the airport and paid 4 Euros (times 2)! The ride took about 20 minutes. Brilliant. Did the same returning but bought the tickets beforehand and it went down to around 3 Euros each. It was a green Arriva bus like we get in Newcastle. Didn't realise they operated abroad to be fair.
I only tend to use them abroad to be honest. We've done similar on other city breaks. I was in Chamonix earlier in the year and the free bus is the best way to get around.
I only tend to use them abroad to be honest. We've done similar on other city breaks. I was in Chamonix earlier in the year and the free bus is the best way to get around.
Not any more. Apart from they don't go from where I am to where I want to travel to, on the occasions have been forced to use them the unreliability just beggars belief.
For example, picking a car up, researched where to catch, route, where to get off. Bus turns up, get on, am regarded by the motley crowd already on as clearly some interloper. Getting near to destination, following route on Google map, just a left turn at these lights, two stops and I'm there.
Wait, what? Wait we've just turned right and heading off in wrong direction. Walk to front by driver, press bell.
"Where do you want to get off?"
"At the stop next to 'names place'"
"Don't go that way no more, not for over 6 months"
"But route on the website shows you still go that way,this is the 15A route?"
"It is but not my problem, there isn't a stop now until 'names place' Can't drop you off before"
"Didn't you stop away from an official stop to pick somebody up?"
"Yeak that's a regular, Doris has bad legs. "
Would have had a 200m walk, ended up well over a mile. Pricks.
For example, picking a car up, researched where to catch, route, where to get off. Bus turns up, get on, am regarded by the motley crowd already on as clearly some interloper. Getting near to destination, following route on Google map, just a left turn at these lights, two stops and I'm there.
Wait, what? Wait we've just turned right and heading off in wrong direction. Walk to front by driver, press bell.
"Where do you want to get off?"
"At the stop next to 'names place'"
"Don't go that way no more, not for over 6 months"
"But route on the website shows you still go that way,this is the 15A route?"
"It is but not my problem, there isn't a stop now until 'names place' Can't drop you off before"
"Didn't you stop away from an official stop to pick somebody up?"
"Yeak that's a regular, Doris has bad legs. "
Would have had a 200m walk, ended up well over a mile. Pricks.
ker.gif'/>We went from Windermere to Penrith the other week, taking in the Kirkstone Pass, which I really enjoyed as I usually drive the pass, and lovely as it is, I don't get to see the full sights. That journey was £6 return - bargain. We also went from Kendal to Keswick on the bus for the same price in the spring - we went early in the day to avoid the crowds but it was standing room only from Grasmere. When we got to Booths at Keswick, half the bus dashed off and headed for the loo, reflecting the passenger demographic!
toon10 said:
<snio> It was a green Arriva bus like we get in Newcastle. Didn't realise they operated abroad to be fair.
We go up to Newcastle quite often and love the place. The bus queues are proper old school bus queues, people in an orderly proper queue.
A thing of beauty. We don't get that in London anymore.
February 2025 after dropping off a vehicle for its service and MoT. The bus service locally is crap - if I get the bus to town I would either have 20 minutes to do all that I need to do or 4 hours such is the service. If I were to be in town for a drink the last bus home is just after 9pm.
We use the park and ride service to go shopping with our daughter, she's 7 so loves the novelty of it, and it works out much cheaper than taking the car into the city, the clientelle is usually fairly sane (compared to a normal peasant wagon) as everyone has arrived there by car so required a driving licence as a bare minimum. Haven't met a knife wielding lunatic yet luckily.
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