I have a letter from Cornwall Council Transport Department saying that, in their opinion, it would be illegal to reimburse First for passengers travelling on circular route 300 as the service was primarily run for tourists. In conjunction with the Cornishman newspaper, which had more readership and influence in those days, I took exception to that comment and asked why, in that case, the Council had 'illegally' (by their terms) reimbursed the bus company for that service the previous summer, when the law had not changed one jot since then. I never received a reply. Still got the newspaper cuttings, but the letter could be anywhere. The one season special 'vintage vehicle' Lands End to St Ives via Zennor service with a special, premium fare was, I believe, because Cornwall Council had belatedly looked at the whole of the relevant act and belt and braces like had decided that both they and First could get away with not reimbursing, for the simple reason that First was not offering a free ride for passholders in the first place! It was an inglorious period that was brought to a end when, without any public announcement, the Council must have decided it was no longer illegal to reimburse and sanity prevailed.