Written evidence from A Boyce (BUS 85)
Being aged 69, I am the holder of a Herefordshire
concessionary bus pass. At the time of writing, this may be used
at any time of day but, from March 28, it will be invalid before
9.30am Monday to Friday.
Currently Herefordshire, although a very rural county,
has an excellent bus service. But, with the future of all subsidised
services due for scrutiny by the local authority because of what
it describes as an "unprecedented reduction in central government
funding", the future for some services does not look good.
Either they will be withdrawn or, for instance, have their evening
and Sunday timetables lopped off, where these exist.
I had been on the point of giving up my car and relying
instead on public transport. But, because of the uncertainty,
I have re-insured my vehicle for a further year and, as I send
this e-mail, it is being put through another MoT. This is the
very ungreen situation into which I have been forced.
March 2011
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