Graeme Wall wrote:
On 24/01/2020 19:55, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 16:50:53 on Fri, 24
Jan 2020, MissRiaElaine remarked:
When we were in Warrington last year I asked drivers on the local buses
if my Scottish card was valid, fully expecting that it wouldn't be, but
hey, nothing ventured, etc. Of the four buses we travelled on, two
accepted it without question, one ummed and ahhed a bit before letting
me on, only one driver refused it. So if there's a common company
policy, not everybody seems to know it.

Â*It's not a company policy, but a UK-wide one: Scottish Twirly cards
aren'tÂ* valid in England, and vice versa. So, only the last of your
four driversÂ* was correct.

You're no doubt right, but I thought it worth a try..! 3 out of 4
isn't bad..!

Can't think why all of them aren't valid UK-wide, though.

Because transport is devolved to Scotland?

Presumably the same applies to Wales and Ulster?

Yes

And, of course holders of local Twirly cards often get more freebies than
holders of national Twirly card holders.

In message , at 20:17:18 on Fri, 24 Jan
2020, Graeme Wall remarked:
When we were in Warrington last year I asked drivers on the local buses
if my Scottish card was valid, fully expecting that it wouldn't be, but
hey, nothing ventured, etc. Of the four buses we travelled on, two
accepted it without question, one ummed and ahhed a bit before letting
me on, only one driver refused it. So if there's a common company
policy, not everybody seems to know it.

*It's not a company policy, but a UK-wide one: Scottish Twirly
cards aren't* valid in England, and vice versa. So, only the last
of your four drivers* was correct.

You're no doubt right, but I thought it worth a try..! 3 out of 4
isn't bad..!

Can't think why all of them aren't valid UK-wide, though.
Because transport is devolved to Scotland?

Presumably the same applies to Wales and Ulster?

https://www.traveline.cymru/concessionary-travel-pass/
http://borderpeople.info/a-z/free-tr...r-citizens-in-
northern-ireland.html

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Roland Perry

Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 20:17:18 on Fri, 24 Jan
2020, Graeme Wall remarked:
When we were in Warrington last year I asked drivers on the local buses
if my Scottish card was valid, fully expecting that it wouldn't be, but
hey, nothing ventured, etc. Of the four buses we travelled on, two
accepted it without question, one ummed and ahhed a bit before letting
me on, only one driver refused it. So if there's a common company
policy, not everybody seems to know it.

Â*It's not a company policy, but a UK-wide one: Scottish Twirly
cards aren'tÂ* valid in England, and vice versa. So, only the last
of your four driversÂ* was correct.

You're no doubt right, but I thought it worth a try..! 3 out of 4
isn't bad..!

Can't think why all of them aren't valid UK-wide, though.
Because transport is devolved to Scotland?

Presumably the same applies to Wales and Ulster?

https://www.traveline.cymru/concessionary-travel-pass/
http://borderpeople.info/a-z/free-tr...r-citizens-in-
northern-ireland.html


That's interesting: I hadn't realised that there was an all-Ireland Twirly
card. It's another example of how NI is already more united with the
Republic than with GB.

On 24/01/2020 20:45, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 20:17:18 on Fri, 24 Jan
2020, Graeme Wall remarked:
When we were in Warrington last year I asked drivers on the local buses
if my Scottish card was valid, fully expecting that it wouldn't be, but
hey, nothing ventured, etc. Of the four buses we travelled on, two
accepted it without question, one ummed and ahhed a bit before letting
me on, only one driver refused it. So if there's a common company
policy, not everybody seems to know it.

Â*It's not a company policy, but a UK-wide one: Scottish Twirly
cards aren'tÂ* valid in England, and vice versa. So, only the last
of your four driversÂ* was correct.

You're no doubt right, but I thought it worth a try..! 3 out of 4
isn't bad..!

Can't think why all of them aren't valid UK-wide, though.
Because transport is devolved to Scotland?

Presumably the same applies to Wales and Ulster?

https://www.traveline.cymru/concessionary-travel-pass/
http://borderpeople.info/a-z/free-tr...r-citizens-in-
northern-ireland.html


I thought correctly.

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Graeme Wall
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On Thu, 23 Jan 2020 23:31:53 +0000, Graham Harrison
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jan 2020 21:31:38 -0000 (UTC), Recliner
wrote:

Roland Perry wrote:
Quick question: do we expect TfL bus smartcard pads to read
regionally-issued ENCTS cards?

Cambs buses read my Cambs-issued one.

As far as I'm aware, the pads don't read non-London cards. You show it to
the driver, who issues a receipt.

I was in London last week and showed my Somerset card to several bus
drivers. They all simply nodded - no receipt. I believe I saw them
touch a button on their ticket device but can't be sure.

There's no receipt. The button press is 50% as well as far as I
have observed... There's no financial impact for TfL, I suppose.

Richard.