Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(14/12/2015 19:44)motormayhem1 Wrote:  I think fare charts should still be issued to drivers as like you say they come in handy for fare queries and would stop any arguments.
The problem is when one driver charges say £2.20 when the fare is £2.40 due to the driver not knowing certain areas etc so the next time the passenger gets on they ask for £2.20 but the driver says its £2.40 then it causes arguments as ive had it a lot but i just dont argue as i just give what they ask for now.

I agree completly.
The situation today was odd in that the passenger made the point that he's always charged 1.60 yet this driver wanted to charge £1.80. The passenger offered to pay the extra 20p but the driver said pay £1.60 this time but next time you know to pay £1.80 even if whoever's driving tries to charge you less??? Lol
Then for the short journey (about 6 stops) the driver insisting on going on about how he's sick of passengers calling him a robber and questioning his ability etc until the passenger and myself were getting off. The line about 'paying the incorrect fare is a criminal offence you know and you can be fined' upset the passenger and he simply explained to the driver that he uses the bus daily from the same stop and is always charged £1.60.

It was a complete over exaggeration by the driver over 20p when producing a paper fare chart to prove hos point would have been better - incidentally the fare is £1.60 unless it's secretly gone up in the last few days lol.