Thursday, 9 August 2018

Free bus pass holders could have to pay for each journey

ELDERLY Hampshire residents with free bus passes may have to pay 50p every time they travel, under new plans being floated by the county council. Civic chiefs say, if a charge was introduced, it would help fund future public bus services. The council also estimates that a fee for holders of the Older Person’s Bus Pass would bring in £4.7 million per year. However, the authority admitted that a change in national policy would be needed to bring in the charge. Nevertheless, leader Roy Perry sai
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