Written evidence from G Oldfield (BUS
66)
I live in a village bordering the City of Norwich.
I am severely disabled and am unable to walk very
far—only a few yards. Fortunately I have a Blue Badge and
a concessionary bus pass for the city Park and Ride. I use a tricycle
to get around, and I use the Park and Ride two to three times
a week, and to do so, I have to drive about three miles to the
Park and Ride terminus. The bus has a ramp which I use to get
on to the bus and I park my tricycle on the bus in the place for
wheel chairs.
Unfortunately, our bus terminal has just lost the
County Council attendant, and therefore there is no one to give
the parked cars security. Since we have lost our attendant the
number of people prepared to leave their car exposed to theft
has dramatically reduced, and therefore the revenue to the council
has gone way done—including the revenue from me.
Prior to the cuts to the service, it was excellent
for people like me—and looking at the use of the service
now, to many other people as well.
I understand that savings have to made after the
activities of the last government, but I am being severely discriminated
against.
March 2011
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