No Direction for Concessionary Fares
30th July 1965, Page 28
30th July 1965
Page 28
Page 28, 30th July 1965
— No Direction for Concessionary Fares
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IVIR. FRASER does not feel that he could direct the Bristol Omnibus Co.—part of the Tilling Group—to operate concessionary fares in the city.
Stating th:s in the Commons this week, Mr, Stephen Swinger, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry, pointed out that the company operated commercially in the same way as a private company and any concessions would have to come out of its own revenue unless the Corporation proved to have the power to meet the cost out of the rates.
Like all bus operators, the company had great difficulty in keeping its fares down, pointed out Mr. Swingler, and concessionary fares—which would cost Bristol about £80,000 a year just for old people—would require accompanying rises in fares.