Forced back into car for school run
4:06pm Thursday 1st May 2008
OUR daughters get the regular service bus to school as we do not live more than three miles away.
Therefore we decided it would be better to get a monthly ticket, which cost £18 each in September 2007.
Then Ensign raised the cost to £20 each which I can understand as prices do go up, but now they have increased to £25 each.
This is a lot per month for two children to get to school.
Surely we should be encouraged to use local transport not be put off by the raising costs. We have a car and next month will no longer be using the bus service.
Mr and Mrs Bannister,
Waterson Road, Chadwell St Mary.
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Rubber Gloves, Stanford-le-Hope says...
2:20pm Sun 11 May 08
Have you contacted the bus company for an explanation for the rising costs?
Bill, Thuurock says...
9:46am Mon 12 May 08
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