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Post by richardstad on Oct 16, 2019 16:23:33 GMT
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Post by aghast on Oct 16, 2019 17:10:26 GMT
Sounds like a good idea, but expensive.
£10 for a return from Lawrence Hill? You can get a bus for a lot less than that.
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Post by yattongas on Oct 16, 2019 17:16:29 GMT
Who remembers “passport to Rovers” ?
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Post by nsblue on Oct 16, 2019 17:30:25 GMT
Sounds like a good idea, but expensive. £10 for a return from Lawrence Hill? You can get a bus for a lot less than that. Probably cheaper by taxi 😱 |
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Post by richardstad on Oct 16, 2019 18:09:35 GMT
30 miles each way to Brighton for me; cost at time was around £12, cheaper more people used service. Worth it depending on hassle factor e.g. 2 changes on train and v busy, long time queuing etc restricted parking anywhere near Amex
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Post by matealotblue on Oct 16, 2019 18:33:04 GMT
Who remembers “passport to Rovers” ? Remember “Passport to Pimlico” Is that the same thing? |
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Post by gasheadontour on Oct 16, 2019 22:01:06 GMT
I would be pleasantly surprised if it is a success when you consider the high cost for a family traveling together and that people of a pensionable age receive free public bus travel.
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Post by gashead1981 on Oct 17, 2019 6:05:31 GMT
This is a great initiative tbh.
The difference between normal bus travel and this is its a concierge straight to the ground. Pensioners that still like to go to football may be put off by any walk from a bus stop, especially with lots of crowds around them on a busy Saturday afternoon. Their seat will be allocated meaning a safe passage to and from. That is a major factor with many older ones. They often don’t do things because they feel that way.
I know with kids the walk to and from the ground and standing up for 90 mins is also a bit much. Having them on a seat for none of that journey is a help too.
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Post by bs10er on Oct 17, 2019 7:19:22 GMT
Used to catch the coach Rovers put on to Twerton.
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Post by Gassy on Oct 17, 2019 7:35:49 GMT
Good idea, but they need to get the stops & prices bang on.
Public transport in the UK (and West Country specifically) is shocking and unbelievably expensive, if they put on a good service at a good price they could really undercut the market here, but let's see.
When I'm back in Bristol, I'm in Frenchay and the buses there are a joke, but I'm not sure I'd pay more than £5 return for this service (return ticket).
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Post by teanbiscuits on Oct 17, 2019 7:45:46 GMT
Even the introductory price looks expensive! I'm surprised they've tried to release it without showing pick up points from the start. Surely asides from cost that's the other main factor.
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Post by toddy1953 on Oct 17, 2019 7:52:31 GMT
Sounds like a good idea, but expensive. £10 for a return from Lawrence Hill? You can get a bus for a lot less than that. Be quicker to walk, but hey, a tenner from Lawrence Hill to the Fruit Market, plus a booking fee, can’t knock the club for initiative.  |
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Post by knowall on Oct 17, 2019 13:39:58 GMT
There was a time in the past when the Bristol Bus Company offered this type of service on a Saturday to both Rovers and City.
Of course, in those days fewer people had cars and bus travel was the main mode of travel for many and journeys cost pence not pounds.
On the return journey, the 'Green 'Un was already on sale (the good old days)
Good initiative - but will only survive depending on take-up.
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Post by BelieveItWhenIAmSatInIt on Oct 17, 2019 14:29:37 GMT
On your marks.. Get set... MOAN!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Topper Gas on Oct 17, 2019 14:52:51 GMT
On your marks.. Get set... MOAN!!!!!!!!!!! Surely the only way to get the public to use public transport is to make it cheaper than driving, not more expensive, for £11.50 you can drive nearly 100 miles at 40 mpg. |
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Post by legas on Oct 17, 2019 15:12:51 GMT
When I saw the title of the thread I thought it was about the establishment of a new ‘firm’. GTS vs the GHS.
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Post by chewbacca on Oct 17, 2019 15:16:38 GMT
I'm still waiting for the coach to Cheltenham...
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Post by lastminutewinner on Oct 17, 2019 15:28:33 GMT
On your marks.. Get set... MOAN!!!!!!!!!!! Surely the only way to get the public to use public transport is to make it cheaper than driving, not more expensive, for £11.50 you can drive nearly 100 miles at 40 mpg.
Maybe if nobody else was on the roads.....or you don't mind the embarrassment of driving a hybrid.
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Post by station on Oct 17, 2019 16:18:00 GMT
eg: Lawrence Hill £10 return, so lets say the same from heartland of the Gas 'Kingswood' [not my area]
would be the same cost? x2 [in our case] £20 plus the bar/eats - expensive, plus the bother of getting
home afterwards, waiting around for the last few etc etc.
I had been interested, but just talked myself out of it.
A Sh*t Head work colleague told me that for the same distance/journey they pay £2.00 each way [if true?]
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Post by clockendgas on Oct 17, 2019 16:24:32 GMT
Would be nice to be able to get a direct bus from brislington park and ride,save me arriving two hours before ko just to try and find somewhere to park down lower ashley rd.
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