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To: First Cymru
First Cymru: Reduce the bus fares!
Reduce Swansea bus fares!
Why is this important?
I was boarding a bus the other day - i don't take buses often, but with both my parents being busy, it was the only way that I could get into town.
I boarded the bus, asked for an under-16 ticket, only to be asked for £1.90.
I remember a time when adult tickets were priced at this, and when under-16 tickets were £1.30, which was fair enough.
First Cymru have seemed to 'bump up' the fares every couple of months by 10p or so, and it has gotten to the point where I would rather walk into town.
Under-16s can't get jobs, so putting the bus fares up every couple of months seems a bit unfair on them. Especially since they are probably going into town to meet with friends, and have a limited amount of money, much like I normally do.
This petition could also work with adult fares, I believe that they are now £2.40, as I saw someone buying a ticket the other day.
To make this sound worse, a bus in London, which is apparently the most expensive city, only costs £1.50 for a single ticket to go anywhere.
I believe that the Swansea fare depends on how many stops you go, but for most people living outside of town, it tends to go to the maximum chargeable fare.
First are simply taking advantage of people now that bus companies are no longer ruled by the council.
I boarded the bus, asked for an under-16 ticket, only to be asked for £1.90.
I remember a time when adult tickets were priced at this, and when under-16 tickets were £1.30, which was fair enough.
First Cymru have seemed to 'bump up' the fares every couple of months by 10p or so, and it has gotten to the point where I would rather walk into town.
Under-16s can't get jobs, so putting the bus fares up every couple of months seems a bit unfair on them. Especially since they are probably going into town to meet with friends, and have a limited amount of money, much like I normally do.
This petition could also work with adult fares, I believe that they are now £2.40, as I saw someone buying a ticket the other day.
To make this sound worse, a bus in London, which is apparently the most expensive city, only costs £1.50 for a single ticket to go anywhere.
I believe that the Swansea fare depends on how many stops you go, but for most people living outside of town, it tends to go to the maximum chargeable fare.
First are simply taking advantage of people now that bus companies are no longer ruled by the council.
