First Buses
Wasn't allowed on bus because my £5 note had a 1 inch tear in it. I explained not only that it was legal tender but that I was given it as change for my bus fare the previous day. Guy still refused so I asked for his name. Off went my complaint via the online form and I expected nothing. A few days later I received an apology stating that it was indeed legal tender, that the driver should have known this and would be sent for training. Attached to the letter was £10 in vouchers enough for 2 days free travel. The drivers off the buses had no idea what they were when I presented them so I can only imagine that they are rarely given out.

Never going to make the popular page but its definitely a little victory for me.

Also remember the old days of tokens on cereal packets? Well Weetabix always used to have the coolest things to collect for. I used to write to them claiming I had sent off numerous tokens and not received my toys/games/accessories. Without fail they would send them out to me despite the fact I had A. not sent any tokens and B. must have done it over 10 times.
( Peej, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 14:24, 9 replies)

Worstbus
I feel your pain, even if I'm the only one.
(sephjnr, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 15:05, closed)

but is it actually a victory ?

I work in Bristol town centre and a single adult fair to town and back (about 6 miles in total) is £2.50 each way !!! Five quid to go to town !!
I must be getting old but to me that seems expensive, especially when the South Gloucester bus that travels the same route (but only travels once per hour) is a quid each way ?

Bus fare prices .....
when i were a lad you could go to town and back for 10p each way
(Cov Boy, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 15:08, closed)

The trip costs £5.60 return now
And it's a 22 mile round trip, so though it sounds really expensive its still cheaper than if I had to run a car. That said, I cycle it when its not icy/too dark to see.
( Peej, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 15:15, closed)

Yes, it's Bristol at its worst
Two stops, £1 regardless of distance; Bus drivers that will readily say "Get a dayrider, it's cheaper", stop for two minutes and then wait until the next red light to get moving again, and other jolly stories.
(sephjnr, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 15:18, closed)

round these parts
it's a £1.80 flat fee, whether you're going one stop or all the way into town. if i need to take more than one bus, i'll get a saveaway. £3.40 and you can use it all day on any bus or train.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:39, closed)

aw saveaways, I remember those
Southport and back for next to nothing.

Here (NZ) it is $7 (about $4) return to cbd and back - a 40 min slow walk/10 mins in t'car
Busdrivers are generally miserable fuckers here, worse than uk in my experience. (But aint complaining about being here, oh no. Just sayin, like)
(maggotriddendirtbox fast, feral and sharp as a tack since, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 20:26, closed)

can't get to southport on them any more
not the normal ones, anyway. they run out at ainsdale. if you want to go to southport, you have to get an all zones, which costs almost a fiver.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 20:51, closed)

I remember that 10p
It must have been the mid to late 70s when I took the bus to school and confidently placed a shiny ten pence piece on the little tray, expecting thruppence change as usual. The driver cheerfully (ie not cheerfully at all) informed me that the fare was now "ten" and pocketed my coin, leaving my face falling as fast as a tart's knickers.

Bristol buses aren't just shit now, they've always been that way. It's a city tradition.

(I originally typed "knockers" instead of "knickers", but I don't think they fall quite so fast.)
( Sonic the Hedgetrimmer doesn't care what you think, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 12:13, closed)

Technically speaking
www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/about/faqs.htm

"Whether or not notes have legal tender status, their acceptability as a means of payment is essentially a matter for agreement between the parties involved"

Your argument is legally flawed, but bravo on the win.
(TheJacksonSixth, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 23:17, closed)