On 14/01/13 17:10, Roland Perry wrote:
Out in the provinces the existence of "all day" tickets (typically
around £4) means people only have to pay once, and combine that with an
"exact change only" policy and it's quicker overall than having people
fumbling in their purses to find their bus pass.

Unfortunately my job is moving to Swindon, where apparently many of the
buses are "exact change only". I thought that sort of thing had gone out 30
years ago. It makes me very reluctant to use the buses because I can't be
sure of having the correct fare, especially if I have no idea what the fare
would be and the only way to find out the fare seems is to get on a bus and
ask. This is extremely unfriendly to passengers.

Roger

On 14/01/2013 19:24, Roger Lynn wrote:
On 14/01/13 17:10, Roland Perry wrote:
Out in the provinces the existence of "all day" tickets (typically
around £4) means people only have to pay once, and combine that with an
"exact change only" policy and it's quicker overall than having people
fumbling in their purses to find their bus pass.

Unfortunately my job is moving to Swindon, where apparently many of the
buses are "exact change only". I thought that sort of thing had gone out 30
years ago. It makes me very reluctant to use the buses because I can't be
sure of having the correct fare, especially if I have no idea what the fare
would be and the only way to find out the fare seems is to get on a bus and
ask. This is extremely unfriendly to passengers.

Roger

You could, of course, find out what the local transport agency is in
Swindon and either access their website or give them a ring.

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On 14/01/13 20:13, wrote:
On 14/01/2013 19:24, Roger Lynn wrote:
Unfortunately my job is moving to Swindon, where apparently many of the
buses are "exact change only". I thought that sort of thing had gone out 30
years ago. It makes me very reluctant to use the buses because I can't be
sure of having the correct fare, especially if I have no idea what the fare
would be and the only way to find out the fare seems is to get on a bus and
ask. This is extremely unfriendly to passengers.

You could, of course, find out what the local transport agency is in
Swindon and either access their website or give them a ring.

I've never seen bus fares on websites when I've looked in the past. They
usually make it difficult enough just to find which route you want and a
timetable for that route. Even when I have found the fare I still can't be
sure of having the correct change.

Roger

On 14/01/2013 22:12, Roger Lynn wrote:
On 14/01/13 20:13, wrote:
On 14/01/2013 19:24, Roger Lynn wrote:
Unfortunately my job is moving to Swindon, where apparently many of the
buses are "exact change only". I thought that sort of thing had gone out 30
years ago. It makes me very reluctant to use the buses because I can't be
sure of having the correct fare, especially if I have no idea what the fare
would be and the only way to find out the fare seems is to get on a bus and
ask. This is extremely unfriendly to passengers.

You could, of course, find out what the local transport agency is in
Swindon and either access their website or give them a ring.

I've never seen bus fares on websites when I've looked in the past. They
usually make it difficult enough just to find which route you want and a
timetable for that route. Even when I have found the fare I still can't be
sure of having the correct change.

Roger

So, ring them up then and explain your situation and ask what they might
advise.

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In message , at 19:24:58 on
Mon, 14 Jan 2013, Roger Lynn remarked:
Out in the provinces the existence of "all day" tickets (typically
around £4) means people only have to pay once, and combine that with an
"exact change only" policy and it's quicker overall than having people
fumbling in their purses to find their bus pass.

Unfortunately my job is moving to Swindon, where apparently many of the
buses are "exact change only". I thought that sort of thing had gone out 30
years ago. It makes me very reluctant to use the buses because I can't be
sure of having the correct fare, especially if I have no idea what the fare
would be and the only way to find out the fare seems is to get on a bus and
ask. This is extremely unfriendly to passengers.

Where I lived in Nottingham it was very simple. That daily cash fare was
£3.40 advertised on all buses, all bus stops, and that miracle of modern
technology the Interweb.

If you didn't want to find the change for every trip you bought a pre-
pay carnet smartcard where each day was discounted (by up to 38%):

http://www.nctx.co.uk/nct-fares/easy...ider-citycard-
anytime-adult/

Even cheaper to buy the equivalent of a season ticket.

I don't know if they have a similar scheme in Swindon.
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Roland Perry