50 signatures reached
To: Patrick McLoughlin, Minister for Transport
Mandatory education until 18 should mean discounted fairs until 18 using public transport
Raise the current discount public transport fairs from 16 to 18 years of age in the UK
Why is this important?
Are you aware the government introduced new legislation last year making it mandatory that young people must stay in some form of fulltime education until the age of 17 years of age, next year it is scheduled to go to 18 years of age before being legally allowed to earn an income.
Currently public transport within the UK doesn't reflect this, they are still going by the old law in regards to 16 years of age, The reason the age was set at under16 was because if mandatory to be in fulltime education for a further two years, it takes away their rights from earning an income of their own and the parents and guardians to carry the ever raising costs.
This affects everyone either directly or by association, we are officially out of recession so no reason to make this happen as government seem to have not considered this fact.
Even now when I contact my local authority which was recently criticized for the leader of the council in Bucks for awarding himself around £250,000,That is more than the prime minister earns by a lot, to run a county. Also Over £100,000 a year is going into the pay packets of 21 council workers across Buckinghamshire, each county isn't that different, as far as I am aware.
Here is the link which also includes other county's pay awards to senior staff.
http://www.mix96.co.uk/news/local/1359881/100k-pay-packets-for-21-bucks-council-employees/
I was informed they couldn't help given the triple dip recession taking away important public services,
Proof that our triple dip recession is over is available at the following link, not sure why the government departments are still using the old excuses of why there is no money, Nor are they celebrating this with their customers that we should not need to pay more for less any longer.
I thank you for your support in signing this petition & for passing it on in advance as I feel folk have had enough of all the shenanigans going on behind closed doors which always lead to us the people paying out more and getting nothing or very little in return.
Thank to 38 degree’s for giving me the opportunity of setting up this petition in such a simple way & for all the amazing things you have achieved and will achieved as your organization clearly understands if we stand together we can make the change.
