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The local transit authorities just confirmed they are aligning fare policies with the law and extending child rates to age 18. This win belongs to every one of you who demanded fairness for our students. Keep an eye on your local routes to ensure they implement these changes immediately.

October 4, 2011

Bus Fair (Make Bus Fares, Fair for us!)

Bus Fair (Make Bus Fares, Fair for us!)

🏆 Won — 199 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 11 months ago
Make Bus Fares, Fair For Us! We aim to change the laws and ethics that bus companies use in areas all over the country. When you turn 16 in the eyes of the law you are still a minor but in the eyes of the bus companies we are adults! I say this is not right we should only have to pay for a child's fare up to the age of 18 not to the age of 16. The government have decided that everyone has to stay in education until they are 18 this means that it will give 16 and 17 year olds less time to make the money to throw away on the abysmal bus prices! Join this petition to stop this in the Preston and Blackpool area and if we reach 100,000 signatures we can get it discussed in parliament and hopefully get this changed by law!

Updates

September 8, 2011

Bus companies are forcing students to pay adult prices while we are still required to be in full-time education. Send a quick email to your local representative today to demand they address this gap in the law. Post the link to this petition on your Facebook wall so we can put more pressure on these transit authorities.

September 8, 2011

The momentum behind this campaign is picking up serious speed. Post this link on your Facebook wall right now and text three friends to keep the pressure on our local representatives.

Reached 100 supporters

September 8, 2011

6 Comments

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Mark Walsh
14 years ago Featured

Totally agree with this. If you are in full time education you should be paying child fare no matter what.

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Dave Hall
14 years ago Featured

The law says keep them in school till 18 but charge them like adults for the bus. Makes no sense at all.

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Sarah Hunt
14 years ago Featured

its ridiculous that school kids have to pay full price when they aren't even working yet. please change this.

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Tom Wong
14 years ago Featured

Fix the prices now. None of us have money to waste after paying for books and school stuff.

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Chloe Holmes
14 years ago Featured

BUS PRICES ARE A JOKE. Living in Preston and trying to get to college is costing me a fortune every week.

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Jenny Brooks
14 years ago Featured

Struggling to find the money for these fares while studying for my a levels. Really need a discount for students.