LOCAL bus company Warrington’s Own Buses has announced further fare reductions starting this Saturday (September 28).
Weekend bus fares on ‘The Pops’ 20/21 bus routes will be “slashed” from the 28th September until the New Year, in a bid to save bus users’ money.
Customers will be able to travel either way around the circular route, as buses go around the circle in both directions.
The new flat fare will be £1.90 for an adult single or £3.50 for a return ticket and the return ticket can be used for unlimited trips on the route all day on the day of purchase. Children go half price and concessionary pass holders remain free.
Ben Wakerley, Managing Director commented:“This latest fares reduction follows discounts and improvements across the whole town over the past year.
“By allowing customers to travel either way around the circular Pops route, it effectively doubles the number of buses that customers can use. The buses run up to every 10 minutes each way, by allowing travel either way around, this increases to a bus every 5 minutes.
“It is another example of the bus company giving back to the community and if we see an uptake in patronage, we hope to extend the offer further”.
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If they answered their complaints that would great as well but they don’t and then we see fluff pieces like this when maybe an investigation should be launched about the amount of buses that don’t turn up.Or the shocking answers you get when you ask where a bus is when it’s 20 minutes late which range from another drivers “not my problem “ to the supervisor saying “oh it’s already left “ when the lady in the booth says no it’s sat over there he just laughs and walks away.There are many more instances I could cite but they just don’t care.
And then there is the matter of an inadequate service to many areas across the borough at reasonable times of the day and evening. So inadequate in fact the people in those areas consider they don’t have a local bus service.
It is not all bad but timekeeping for buses that go through Stockton Heath is terrible. Worst of all is poor use of public subsidy for routes that are already covered by Arriva. I am talking about the 5A versus us Arriva’s 247
Great stuff great news for orford what about the rest of us . I wouldn’t surprise we’ll get a price hike with over full buses in a morning and that’s if they turn up.