I WOULD like to put right what I said re concessionary fares in yesterday’s Adver (December 2).
In Sussex, like Bath, the concessionary bus pass starts at 9am, even Oxford bus users have the same privilege. So if I travel to Oxford from Swindon bus station at 9.15am I pay for a fare to Shrivenham, then it’s 9.33am, so I am then permitted to travel free to Oxford.
As for the cost to alter the times on Thamesdown buses, I understand that the government pumps quite a considerable sum of money towards the concessionary fares, so come on Swindon, be more considerate towards your elderly passengers and let us travel free from 9am.
JOYCE BISHOP Windrush Road Swindon
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