What Exactly is a Day Ticket on Buses?
Following a previous article which was written regarding transport issues, I myself have experienced more problems. Recently I tried to travel back home from a local youthBANK meeting and experienced problems trying to get back home.
I had a Deeside Day Saver Ticket and when I got onto the bus I was told that I was unable to travel using this ticket. I was told that I was outside of the Deeside Area and that I would not be able to travel on the bus. I told the bus driver that if I was refused travel I would not be able to get home. I also told the bus driver that I had used a Deeside Weekly Saver Ticket on the same bus before, however he said that I shouldn’t have been allowed to travel.
Despite eventually letting me onto the bus, I couldn’t help but wonder what exactly the Day Ticket meant in terms of where I could travel to or from. I also couldn’t help but wonder why the driver, when purchasing the ticket, did not clarify with me where my intended destination was. Also whilst at the bus stop I found out that there are changes which are due to happen to bus services in my local area on 30/31st October.
Transport has been an issue which has been raised quite often within my local Youth Forum and I think it is important to note these problems, for example, having to get more than one bus to a destination and no direct route being available.
I thought I’d raise this point and advise anyone who travels on buses quite frequently to keep check on these service changes. The main issue which arises from this article is what exactly are the terms and conditions of certain bus tickets within the local area and what dthe ifferences are from a weekly ticket to a day ticket. Surely the destinations which are available to travel to and from should be printed on the ticket to help prevent problems like this.
