I very much doubt it. The government advice is to avoid all but essential travel. Relaxing peak restrictions would run the risk of encouraging non-essential travel.Given the complete collapse in demand, will we see a relaxation / removal of peak restrictions across the network with the new reduced timetable?
Think this has been promoted to help older ppl get to supermarkets that are reserving opening times for them (which they seemed to do at 9am before passes were valid...). Notts have done this with concessionary bus/tram passes too I understand.West Yorkshire Metro have just lifted time restrictions on their older people's travel passes. https://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/ne...ow-use-free-bus-passes-at-any-time-1-10316046
I think this will be much more about bus use.West Yorkshire Metro have just lifted time restrictions on their older people's travel passes. https://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/ne...ow-use-free-bus-passes-at-any-time-1-10316046
I think this will be much more about bus use.
The Metro website doesn't specifically refer to buses, and passholders get half fare on offpeak trains. Be interesting to know (not that I will be using trains for now....)I think this will be much more about bus use.
From 20 March until 17 April, West Yorkshire Combined Authority is introducing greater flexibility on concessionary travel passes so they can be used all day, helping older people and those with disabilities to access shops and supermarkets earlier in the day.
Can see your point but don't agree, as it would penalise key workers on later shifts by making them pay more than normal.Regarding rail there is an argument that all non-Anytime fares should actually be withdrawn, as the high cost of travel will dissuade it.
Can see your point but don't agree, as it would penalise key workers on later shifts by making them pay more than normal.
With restrictions on the use of concessionary bus passes lifted in many areas, should railcard restrictions be eased? Perhaps a standard after 9 am for all cards?
This may be blue-sky thinking but I would like railcard validities to be extended by 3 months or more. My 26-30 railcard expires in April (shortly before I turn 32) and I had planned to get at least two 7-day rovers around now, which will now cost me over £50 more by the time it may be safe (or at least less risky) to go travelling again.
So penalise those trying to get out to work or look after relatives?Regarding rail there is an argument that all non-Anytime fares should actually be withdrawn, as the high cost of travel will dissuade it.
They've done that before (off the back of the "gauge corner cracking" issues) but it was worthless to people who maintained a Railcard at all times.
Everyone did benefit iirc. For a whole year Railcards sold had 15 months validity.
No, they didn't, because regardless of that if you want to hold a YP/16-25 Railcard for the maximum possible duration you had to purchase the same number of Railcards, which meant throwing away those three months on your last purchase, to purchase one day before your 25th birthday to keep it until you were 26 - 2 days. Indeed, some people lost out because they didn't realise you could throw away those months.
It would have been better to offer a 24 month Railcard (they were all 12 back then other than the HSBC/Midland Bank 3 year old) for say 1.5x the cost of annual, as that wouldn't have broken that cycle.
Except that they are at least getting paid in full (not a grips, I'm retired and also paid in full).Alongside that, you could argue that key workers should be allowed to travel entirely free on showing proof of their shift time and employer.
Alongside that, you could argue that key workers should be allowed to travel entirely free on showing proof of their shift time and employer.
Frankly I'm getting fed up with the amount of selfish fools still making obviously non-essential journeys on the trains I'm working - drunks, people with bags of clothes shopping, kids etc. It'd be incredibly hard to police but I'd give key workers free passes for the duration, pensioners travel as normal and everyone else should have to prove why they need to travel when they buy their ticket.