Concessionary Bus Pass reform

[Walton 46]

RE: Concessionary Bus Pass reform
Going back to the issue of cost, earlier on this year I went to see the House of Common's transport committee hearing evidence on the bus market in Liverpool. The head of stagecoach in his evidence said because operators are not currently being sufficiently reimbursed, if they had a full double decker bus and every passenger on board was a pass holder, that bus wouldn't pay for itself. That's probably a reason why Cumfybus withdrew the 139 in Liverpool last year