Dingles get better treated

[MargaretR]

There are local bus services that have operated from Hyndburn
for the past 15 years that have been well patronised especially by pensioners.
to Morecambe and Southport in the summer,
and to Blackpool, Cleveleys and Fleetwood all year round.

They are bus services with an X number, so they are scheduled services, not 'day trips'

I have been a regular user and they have often been full before the last pickup in Blackburn.

I have a disabled pass so could go for £1 return - non disabled pensiomers paid £5.00.

Last year our Hyndburn council made special concessions for the X82 Fleetwood, Cleveleys, Blackpool bus enabling Hyndburn pensioners and disabled to use it at the special rate of £1.

From April it will now cost us £!2 - so most pensioners won't be able to afford a day trip .

I expected that when the new NOWcard takes effect in a few weeks time in April, that these services, like all others , would be free......NOT SO....The County Council have decided that these well patronised local services to the coast will not be included in the free Nowcard scheme.

DISGRACE ----

There is a service to the Fylde coast from the Burnley area which WILL be free

DISCRIMINATION in favour of Dingles -- never thought I'd see that.

[cashman]

i have heard tonight that from April, you can use them to anywhere in the country?

[Bonnyboy]

You’ve posted that twice now Margaret…are you a bit peeved ?

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by Bonnyboy

You’ve posted that twice now Margaret…are you a bit peeved ?

Well peeved

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by cashman

i have heard tonight that from April, you can use them to anywhere in the country?

Hyndburn Pensiomers can't go direct to Blackpool using a Nowcard even though there is a bus
SHAME!!!

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

DISCRIMINATION in favour of Dingles -- never thought I'd see that.

The letter of complaint I wrote to the county council about the discrimination Dingles receive on Accyweb worked then

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by lancsdave

The letter of complaint I wrote to the county council about the discrimination Dingles receive on Accyweb worked then

Is this a ploy to get Hyndburn pensioners to visit Burnley FREE
so that we can get on YOUR Blackpool bus FREE

which just happens to be operated by the takeover mogul TRANSDEV

[cashman]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

Hyndburn Pensiomers can't go direct to Blackpool using a Nowcard even though there is a bus
SHAME!!!

Cheat go to preston then get on another bus.

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by cashman

Cheat go to preston then get on another bus.

There is a DIRECT bus -- why can't we use it? £12!!!

[cashman]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

There is a DIRECT bus -- why can't we use it?

ya can if ya want,pay more otherwise Cheat.

[shillelagh]

I read somewhere if there isnt a bus stop for 15 miles it isnt rated as a 'local' route and so you cant use the now card on it. Something to do with the National Express routes eg going from preston to london for free you cant do that. I have a disabled nowcard as well margaret.

[MargaretR]

It appears rather suspicious to me that a similar service operated by TRANSDEV from Burnley is included in the Nowcard concession, and our local firm operating from West End isn't

[cashman]

so whats this i was told tonight- ya can go anywhere?from april

[shillelagh]

The 'X' routes are rated as the old national express routes. I learnt that when i was working at rossendale transport cos they took over doing blackpool and southport routes.

[MargaretR]

So this scheme allows us to visit Blackburn Burnley and Preston on a slow stopping bus and not much else --- BIG DEAL!