davieG Posted 30 August 2009 Posted 30 August 2009 Exactly. It's almost as if they don't want people to know about it, and it certainly isn't contained on Arriva's website. <_< I still think that £4 a day is a lot of money. I could drive myself to anywhere in and around the city for less than that, and that's taking into account wear and tear, insurance etc. It's no real incentive to leave the car at home. The modern approach to changing lifestyles for central and local government is the stick rather than the carrot - I suspect chiefly because they prefer the the income it generates to the actually achievement of the perceived aim. Why else are both the County Council and the Hospital complaining that they've made a loss on car-parking. Surely from the CC's perspective fewer car parking tickets means it's working. As for the Hospitals I believe their loss is recorded after they've taken out the money they were aiming to make for improvements.
Guest Posted 30 August 2009 Posted 30 August 2009 The modern approach to changing lifestyles for central and local government is the stick rather than the carrot - I suspect chiefly because they prefer the the income it generates to the actually achievement of the perceived aim.Why else are both the County Council and the Hospital complaining that they've made a loss on car-parking. Surely from the CC's perspective fewer car parking tickets means it's working. As for the Hospitals I believe their loss is recorded after they've taken out the money they were aiming to make for improvements. I agree, and the fact that they have been looking at schemes such as the car parking space levy, and a congestion charge suggests that they know that people aren't going to leave their cars behind, and therefore it becomes a money making plan, not a way of reducing car usage. The hospital parking charges are a farce.
davieG Posted 30 August 2009 Posted 30 August 2009 I agree, and the fact that they have been looking at schemes such as the car parking space levy, and a congestion charge suggests that they know that people aren't going to leave their cars behind, and therefore it becomes a money making plan, not a way of reducing car usage.The hospital parking charges are a farce. Since they introduce car parking at the Glenfield hospital there's nearly always spaces mostly because their all parked on the streets approaching my house and around the local primary school It's absolute bedlam at coming out time - wouldn't it be nice if just once there was a glimmer of joined up thinking by these self serving bureaucrats! The thing with the Car parking levy is that the City Council know it will affect very few of their tax payers directly as most of the commuters will live in the County hence their anti-stance on it. Also many of the businesses affected need to be in the city or will not be able to afford to move on the back of this additional cost. It will make very little difference if any to the number of cars travelling in because public transport is so bad. I'd imagine they'll be a fair few that will still come in because they don't like the stick approach either.
Trumpet Posted 30 August 2009 Posted 30 August 2009 I have a bus pass for First and Arriva as my dad works for Arriva. Unlimited travel anywhere on Arriva, for 2 years, then I have the inconvenience of having to renew it, for a fiver. Bastards.
Babylon Posted 23 August 2010 Posted 23 August 2010 They are on the up again, not long after having already been put up. A monthly ticket is going up £3 and £1 for a weekly... because of, wait for it... "Rising Costs". Funny how them seem to make more and more profit each year isn't it.
Guest Bilo Posted 23 August 2010 Posted 23 August 2010 Buses in Leicester manage to be both shit and expensive. That's almost an achievement.
Babylon Posted 23 August 2010 Posted 23 August 2010 I was paying £39 for a monthly ticket a year ago, I am now paying £45 after Sunday. That's an increase of more than 15.3% in less than a year.
CKB Posted 23 August 2010 Posted 23 August 2010 Arriva buses are disgusting, Paul Wilson is it? or Winston? oh i dunno are much nicer and 10p cheaper!
Leicester_Loyal Posted 23 August 2010 Posted 23 August 2010 I work for a bus company as a cleaner and the amount of money they make from just a few fares is really astonishing.
danielpholt Posted 24 August 2010 Posted 24 August 2010 It costs me £1.60 to travel 2 miles from my home to Fosse Park, £1.60. I know it might not seem a lot, but when you have to do that 8 times a week, it mounts up!.
Dr The Singh Posted 24 August 2010 Posted 24 August 2010 Do people still hitch hike, cos at those prices i'm willing to share a ride with any fooker, even if there car smells of soogy dog, piss or fart!!
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 24 August 2010 Posted 24 August 2010 Every time I go back home to Birstall I'm shocked by having to pay over £2 for a single to Leicester. It only takes about 10 minutes! The First is cheaper, think it's about £2 but not sure, goes round past the chippy / Stamford. You're sacrificing quality though. Arriva means you're traveling in luxury, with the odd Stella can gently rolling across the floor when the bus turns a corner. Also, people with B.O shouldn't be allowed on buses. Get a tin of Lynx from Boots for fuck's sake.
Unit Posted 24 August 2010 Posted 24 August 2010 I fooking hate busses, always got some smelly bastard on them/child being sick/mouthy smackheads, I haven't caught one unless I definately had to (i,e too far to walk) I'd love to know how much money I've saved. £1.60 from braunstone leisure centre to town? fook off.
maddog Posted 24 August 2010 Posted 24 August 2010 It costs me £1.60 to travel 2 miles from my home to Fosse Park, £1.60. I know it might not seem a lot, but when you have to do that 8 times a week, it mounts up!. Buy a ten trip for £14 and save 20p on every journey. Thats £1.60 a week saving obviously
Rincewind Posted 24 August 2010 Posted 24 August 2010 I dont use the bus enough to make it worth having a pass or ten-trip tickets. Whay gets up my nose is the time difference in waiting for different services. I catch a bus on London Rd to Queens Road and while I wait there can be around 4 Oadby buses turn up 31 or 31A. They may have a slightly different route but they follow each other sometimes half full. The 44 zooms up London Rd on the outside lane and if its behind other veichals it cannot be seen until the last moment and the driver ignores any late hand. Also mostly it is a small single decker. I was up at my brothers in the Lake District at the weekend. The buses are every two hours, some finish at 6pm and the fares are about the same if not more than Leicester's. Because of a missed connection on Friday I finished up catching a bus from Penrith to Cockermouth. £5.70. Don't some services have different/cheaper fares? I remember when working up Parker Drive First being £1. Partly because Centrebus started and were charging less. I rember the two buses waiting for each other on Halifax Drive so to pick up the fares first., so there were two half empty buses going on the same route. But I will only be moaning for another year then I will be getting my OAP pass. Btw re an early post, what has junkies, alcoholics or immigrant got to do with bus fares? I also have not met a Spanish driver yet in Leicester. I'm sure their capability of driving a bus is not lessened because of their nationality. www.writing.com/authors/nightguard
FoxyPV Posted 24 August 2010 Posted 24 August 2010 I'm glad there's only one provider here in Belfast so you don't have to worry about having the right ticket (as I found in Oxford). Although a single fare into town is £1.50 which is a bit steep.
Babylon Posted 25 August 2010 Posted 25 August 2010 Just bought 4 months worth of monthly tickets online! fook you Arriva I will not pay your increase!!
Flynny Posted 25 August 2010 Posted 25 August 2010 First are even worse in Bristol. Two zones, so if your destination is fractionally into a huge area you pay shitloads more. £78 for a monthly ticket for me to get to work - the week tickets are only £19 anyway! Pointless. Got a feeling prices have probably risen more in Leicester though. 4 years ago a day pass was £2.40 and week ticket £8.50. The bus I used to get was every 10 minutes - that one's now once every 20 minutes. If I get that bus now it's more than half the price again and half as frequent. Ludicrous.
J.Lisemore Posted 30 August 2010 Posted 30 August 2010 First are even worse in Bristol. Two zones, so if your destination is fractionally into a huge area you pay shitloads more. £78 for a monthly ticket for me to get to work - the week tickets are only £19 anyway! Pointless. Got a feeling prices have probably risen more in Leicester though. 4 years ago a day pass was £2.40 and week ticket £8.50. The bus I used to get was every 10 minutes - that one's now once every 20 minutes. If I get that bus now it's more than half the price again and half as frequent. Ludicrous. Day ticket is £3.50 now (adult) I really need to start driving.
z-layrex Posted 30 August 2010 Posted 30 August 2010 It's the same as the trains, we see all these adverts telling us to use trains more, but how the fu** can we when they charge such insanely high prices. Idiots. So sick of having my wallet sucked dry.
MC Prussian Posted 30 August 2010 Posted 30 August 2010 Lately, I've also started noticing that Ar va buses in the Leicestershire area have a much harder time keeping up with their own timetables these days... Two evils at once. Nice.
The Doctor Posted 30 August 2010 Posted 30 August 2010 Day ticket is £3.50 now (adult) I really need to start driving. £3.60
Ultra Posted 3 September 2010 Posted 3 September 2010 First day tickets are still £3.50 - at least when I bought mine yesterday..
Bellend Sebastian Posted 3 September 2010 Posted 3 September 2010 Time to nationalise the buses, comrades
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