On Feb 17, 2008, Ken Ward wrote:
Here in Bolton the First Manchester bus drivers now issue a ticket to each
Pass Holder as they get on, this practice has been in use for about 12
months only. I presume as a check against subsidy received.

On Stagecoach Manchester they issue a ticket and throw it on the floor,
meaning there is usually a pile of tickets littering the entrance way of
the bus.

That procedure has been in place since the free pass started.

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Kirk