In spite of the marvellous work done by Dave Cropp and others in organizing parish link, at the times my daughter has to travel into Worcester, it costs us nearly £5 per day!! This, for a school going teenager. I know that it is possible to buy a day ticket, when travelling from Worcester, that allows you to roam all day to Birmingham and disticts for £4. Why so expensive in Martley and rural areas? I assume because several different bus companies service the routes and do not talk to each other, so no 'deals' are available. A bus pass for the term is not much cheaper. So, once again, people avoid using the buses and revert to their own vehicles which 'appear' to be cheaper in the short term. If I can help any youngsters with a lift now and then, call me 01886 888318 and we'll set up a club to help each other. No costs involved, just filling up empty spaces in the car. How about it?
Posted by martleypfo at October 5, 2004 09:23 AMJust a reply!
All the routes have to be applied for through ODPM - and Parish Link was the same. As you know we run an evening service only; but we did try to get a ticket share arrangement, but didn't have any luck.
You probably know that if you buy a carnet of 10 tickets for Parish Link it only costs 50p a ticket
- and any one can use them, and they're not date or time limited
Maybe the best way is to run kids in, and let them Parish Link back, cos I reckon 50p is as cheap as the petrol and hassle of driving into and out of Worcester.
Dave Cropp
Parish Council/Parish Link