First off, whoever idea peek time prices is a nob head, it’s only a scam to make money from busy people, who are too busy to argue so they leave it. It’s a way so bus companies make 40p extra from each passenger, even when their off peak prices are stupid anyway.
Second is FIRST, The Bus Company. When I first came to Yorkshire, it used to cost £2.70 for a day rider, which got you anywhere around West Yorkshire. Then went up to £2.80. A month later it went up again to £3.00. Last week this went up again to £3.30! These big companies can get away with anything! GOD! I get a weekly pass; this has gone up from £12.50, to £14.00. That’s an extra £1.50 from every one who has one of these passes. Its not only busses, its everything, Trains, Crisps, Sweets, Alcoholic beverages, shows… no wonder why our grand parents tell us about the times when 1p was a lot of money, and our parents go on about telling us about the times a pint of cider used to cost 12p.
As far as alcohol is concerned imp not going to mention any more because of whom I work for, however I do sympathize with some of the customers I serve. But going back to busses, I am angry, today I paid £1.50 to get to town. This was off peak. On my way back the bus driver wanted me to pay £1.90. I ask why (Just incase the driver has made a mistake) and show him my ticket before and he points out that at that moment in time (5:50 pm) the bus fair is priced at the peak time and I must pay 40p extra to go home. WHAT!!! THAT’S DUMB. I go secretly angry inside, thinking what a nob, but its not him, it’s the company he works for. I get off the bus to draw my Tenner out. I could of caught that bus but somebody was well show at the cash machine, I wanted to just push them away so I could get my money but didn’t. Anyway they finish at the machine then my bus goes. Yeah Thanks. Anyway I draw my £10 out and wait 20 minutes for the next one. That one came at 6:10 pm and that was £1.50 back home.
And big companies can do it because they are big, people complain but they do nothing! The Pound is loosing its value and this is a sign of it because some politician wants to bring the euro to the U.K. I also believe this is why people get aggressive easily. The big companies are also killing off the little guy, everything’s owned by a big company who are now just trying to make a big profit, even the shop round the corner. ITV is a good example, What ever happened to Yorkshire TV, or central or HTV? ITV swallowed it. ITV isn’t even ITV anymore. ITV is supposed to stand for Independent Television. The TV stations are now swallowed up by a TV giant. The TV License is a rip off its self from a TV Giant. Hey BBC, u should of thought about how you're going to fund your little TV stations in the first place. We only pay for BBC, and now threes thousands of channels on digital, BBC are still making money from it.
Anyway i'm moving off from my anger of the busses. I thought they were supposed to encouraging people to go on the busses instead of using the cars! The bus in Swindon is cheaper, the only bad thing about Swindon's busses is that you have to have exact change, like American busses. First have already weakened the local bus companies, and they still go on strike for not getting enough money, How about the customers go on strike for paying too much?
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