Dizzy Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Did you mention waiting till saturday to use the free bus? And wasn't it you who wrote in a post earlier that free bus rides for pensioners should be stopped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Has anyone factored in the costs of running a car, Insurance, tax, depreciation etc? How much does it cost to run a car these days? 1968 Ford Corsair: Free Tax, Fully comp insurance £97.00 per year.... (2500 miles restriction) cheaper than a bus and a very good talking point!! other car; Insurance £440 per year fully comp, £460.00 per year car tax (Band M) 40-50 per gallon. Even the big car gives pretty good value; plus I don't have to stuggle with loads of bags on a bus as the car has a boot the size of Belgium!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Ignoring depreciation. Tax,insurance and fuel for a day for me works out at around £3.50 per day. (that is saying that I only spend £10.00 per week on fuel which is probably twice what i actually spend on fuel at present) if I don't use the car on any day then take off £1.40 that would be used in fuel and I pay 2.10 pence to have it standing outside my house doing nothing. (and before anybody says but rusting away. my motor is made of abs plastic and aluminium with only a very few parts that will rust.) Maybe I should use it more to get my moneys worth out of it. (and give the government a bit more fuel duty to use for cycle lanes and bus lanes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted December 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 I'm an opportunist driver - got rid of mine (well gave it back when I left my previous job) - I share car insurance with my two ladies one of whom is my daughter - I use their cars when they they let me. In between it's the bus and shank's poney. As my daughter is away studying abroad I've taken her car off the road and claimed back the tax and cancelled the insurance until she returns - Yorkshire in name Yorkshire in nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 ... by cancelling her insurance you are also lowering her full years no claims entitlement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted December 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 They stitch you up either way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Did you mention waiting till saturday to use the free bus? And wasn't it you who wrote in a post earlier that free bus rides for pensioners should be stopped? Cleo, she's female so we make allowances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Today's episode from the exploits of Warrington's Award Winning Bus Service. Glazebury is on the Warrington/Leigh routes and is scheduled to receive a bus every 15 minutes throughout the day. The 19 via Croft/Winwick and the 28 via Birchwood/Padgate. Two buses ran through between 10am & 11am; a 19 and 28 together at 10.43am. They played leapfrog to Leigh doing pickups at alternate stops. On a return journey in the afternoon it was a similar exercise but due to the game of leapfrog enjoyed by the drivers some passengers were presented with the 19 while the 28, which was the one they wanted hopped past,and vice versa. The only time the time table is accurate is Sunday evening after the last bus has run. It would be interesting to see the criteria for winning this perennial award the Company seems to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 I thought the award they win is the "Best Bus Company with red buses based in Warrington" award Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Did you mention waiting till saturday to use the free bus? And wasn't it you who wrote in a post earlier that free bus rides for pensioners should be stopped? Yes I did Cleo... but you have clearly missed my point I only use the free xmas bus twice a year and it's part of my festive fun and also due to the fact that it's hard to park in Warrington in the few weeks before xmas and it costs a lot. Pensionners get free travel all year Now if the busses cost say 50p a trip instead of £1.40 then I would use them more and I'd happily pay 50p for the xmas bus too. It can't be cost effective to run almost empty busses most of the year though can it just because some people don't use them due to the cost and others use them cos they are free. Saying that if we all used the busses the town's car parks wouldn't make as much money so maybe they don't want us to bus it really I bet more than half the people this week have paid nothing in fares so why should I have to pay more to subsidise them? The same could be said for prescription charges but I guess that's a different topic all together so lets stick to the busses ! Yeah I know...... Bah humbug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Dizzy, will you be applying for your "Free Bus Pass" when you become a Pensioner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Dizzy, I have a bus pass and used it today to get to Town Centre and you are right there were very few paying passengers. I would be happy to pay 50p per journey instead of getting a "freebie" but I don't use the bus that often. With some "oldies" though it is their only method of transport so it would be more expensive for them. You also mentioned free prescriptions for over sixties. Here again I would not object to paying a small charge to offset the £7.20 per item that younger ones have to pay. It's another cock eyed system where 80% of the population(under 16 and over 60) don't pay and 20% are charged far too much !!! Anyway back to the buses..................freebie rides are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Dizzy, will you be applying for your "Free Bus Pass" when you become a Pensioner? A definate NO Peter.... as I'll hopefully have saved up enough for my my orange or lime green lamborghini diablo by then If not then I'll just have to dust off my roller blades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Victor... you say there were very few 'paying' passengers on your bus today so how many people were on it ? Was it just a few or a whole bus full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Both buses, to and from Warrington were packed. In fact I thought that there were too many passengers standing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 And most of these seemed to be travelling for free with their bus passes eh ? Just think how much the bus company could have made if those who could afford to pay paid a bit and how that money could be used to lower fares in general to entice us others to use busses more often too. Not all pensionners are hard up !!! OUCH I feel a sudden slating coming my way by some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 And most of these seemed to be travelling for free with their bus passes eh ? Just think how much the bus company could have made if those who could afford to pay paid a bit and how that money could be used to lower fares in general to entice us others to use busses more often too. Not all pensionners are hard up !!! OUCH I feel a sudden slating coming my way by some I bet those that are not hard up go by car to M & S at Gemini. No buses for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 I bet those that are not hard up go by car to M & S at Gemini. No buses for them. There is a big bus stop right outside M&S at Gemini.... and the buses run from town there too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Sorry for going off topic but Dizzy, do you always get car batteries from an accountant? :unsure: :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Errr No... I get them from our garage you daft sod Re-read .... "Later.. a trip to Warrington Library to take some library books back and a drop off at the accountants on the way to Penketh to pay for my car batteries." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Errr No... I get them from our garage you daft sod Re-read .... "Later.. a trip to Warrington Library to take some library books back and a drop off at the accountants on the way to Penketh to pay for my car batteries." via "confused.com"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 There is a big bus stop right outside M&S at Gemini.... and the buses run from town there too I can't believe that the affluent are going to walk to the bus stop in the rain, sleet or snow, and carry their shopping bags laden with food etc to the bus stop, when they can jump into their big cars and drive there. Can just see them leaving IKEA with some flat packs and trying to get on the bus with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila_P Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 And most of these seemed to be travelling for free with their bus passes eh ? Just think how much the bus company could have made if those who could afford to pay paid a bit and how that money could be used to lower fares in general to entice us others to use busses more often too. Not all pensionners are hard up !!! OUCH I feel a sudden slating coming my way by some I completely disagree with you on this one, Dizzy. As the proud new owner of a shiny buss pass, I don't think that affording/not affording comes into it. Work-wise, I got over 40 years in, working, paying my way and paying my taxes. In return, I get some 'senior' allowances, including a bus pass. I have my bus pass and I intend to use it whenever I can. I saw the other day that 125,000 families in this county have never worked. Why should I give up something I paid for, for people who have never worked and have lived on benefits all their lives? Answers on a postcard please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 I completely agree with you Shiela. Unfortunately I'm playing catch-up with the bus pass. They are putting the eligible age up as fast as I'm aging. When I do eventually catch up will be the day they are scrapped! ??: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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