I kind of felt obliged to bring you this, but it's actually quite an interesting read
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...on-and-rest-of-england?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Analysis of a snapshot of five-mile bus trips in local authorities across England found that while a single bus ticket in London costs £1.50, passengers elsewhere pay far more despite often experiencing worse services.
The research showed the most expensive fare for a five-mile journey was in Hampshire, where a single ticket from Winchester The Broadway to Matterley Farm, Tichborne, costs £5.65...
For the record, from B&H Buses website
Standard fare
Fares from 15 January 2019
We try to make paying for bus travel as easy as possible.
There's a standard single journey fare of £2.60 throughout the Brighton & Hove area, stretching from Shoreham in the west to Falmer and Saltdean in the east. With £2.20 fares available for short hops or in the central area of the city.
...Anyone can apply to set up a bus company in most of England. They simply need to give the local authority £60 and 28 days’ notice before applying to the traffic commissioner, which regulates and licenses buses. To cancel the service, they must give just 42 days’ notice to the traffic commissioner.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...on-and-rest-of-england?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Analysis of a snapshot of five-mile bus trips in local authorities across England found that while a single bus ticket in London costs £1.50, passengers elsewhere pay far more despite often experiencing worse services.
The research showed the most expensive fare for a five-mile journey was in Hampshire, where a single ticket from Winchester The Broadway to Matterley Farm, Tichborne, costs £5.65...
For the record, from B&H Buses website
Standard fare
Fares from 15 January 2019
We try to make paying for bus travel as easy as possible.
There's a standard single journey fare of £2.60 throughout the Brighton & Hove area, stretching from Shoreham in the west to Falmer and Saltdean in the east. With £2.20 fares available for short hops or in the central area of the city.
...Anyone can apply to set up a bus company in most of England. They simply need to give the local authority £60 and 28 days’ notice before applying to the traffic commissioner, which regulates and licenses buses. To cancel the service, they must give just 42 days’ notice to the traffic commissioner.
- but outside London people don't pay 5-6 quid for a pint in a boozer (if they travel by bus and drink)!
