Free transport to under 18's

[xxMATTGxx]

No, you pay your own way and the state shouldn't pay you. Kids already get £30 a week from doing nothing, and thats more than enough for transport. If not, then you do what your parents and grandparents did and get a job. If people are struggling then ideally taxes should be lowered. Its all very simple but goes in one ear and out the other with our politicians. All people seem to think about these days is 'memememememe' and all that matters is that they get everything free for nothing, wrong.

Just to point out that not all kids get £30 a week, the people who work the hardest may not even get any money out of it at all. It would be nice for the kids price up to the age of 18 on buses but I hardly think it would stop any knife crime at all. Not bothered really as I only seem to use public transport to and from college and I have pass for it to be the kids price anyway.

[Recursion]

I know loads of people who get EMA and do **** all, yet I get nothing for actually working because my parents earn too much >_>

[Mathew]

Transport companies have to get their money from somewhere.. in my opinion, there's only under Under 18's who use buses regularly.

Adults have cars and old people get the free bus pass; which leaves Under 18's to pay. Seems fair enough to me.

[[Jay]]

Yeh I dont think it would stop knife crime that much.
Also there are quite a few deals out there for those under 18's in education and thos who are not are usually the ones that are causing the knife crime.

[Alkaz]

If people are struggling then ideally taxes should be lowered. Its all very simple but goes in one ear and out the other with our politicians.

Most taxi drivers are self employed and they are renting their car to you for that journey so why should they lower their prices? If you dont want to pay that much for a taxi, you get on the bus, if you dont like the bus, you've no alternative.

I dont like the idea and I couldn't see it ever happning. There are many people who dont like the fact that pensioners get bus passes so this wouldnt work at all.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Just to point out that not all kids get £30 a week, the people who work the hardest may not even get any money out of it at all. It would be nice for the kids price up to the age of 18 on buses but I hardly think it would stop any knife crime at all. Not bothered really as I only seem to use public transport to and from college and I have pass for it to be the kids price anyway.

Of course they dont, because if your wage is over a certain amount you can not get EMA and why would you need it anyway if your parents are working? - The thing I don't agree on is children being charged adult fairs, children start at 18 not 16. If a teenager wants money they should either save up (as I have), work for money from their parents or do the proper thing and get a part-time job - not rely on the state.

Most taxi drivers are self employed and they are renting their car to you for that journey so why should they lower their prices? If you dont want to pay that much for a taxi, you get on the bus, if you dont like the bus, you've no alternative.

I dont like the idea and I couldn't see it ever happning. There are many people who dont like the fact that pensioners get bus passes so this wouldnt work at all.

I don't mean that. If we had lower taxes in general people would have more money to spend on what they wanted, such as transport. This would remove the need for schemes such as EMA which must cost millions in red tape and most of which gets wasted anyway.

[Black_Apalachi]

*stops taxi* giz a lift round the corner *gets out* *stops taxi again* giz a lift down the road *gets out* *stops taxi again* giz a lift home

Basically it would just be abused and wouldn't work.

[xxMATTGxx]

Of course they dont, because if your wage is over a certain amount you can not get EMA and why would you need it anyway if your parents are working? - The thing I don't agree on is children being charged adult fairs, children start at 18 not 16. If a teenager wants money they should either save up (as I have), work for money from their parents or do the proper thing and get a part-time job - not rely on the state.



I don't mean that. If we had lower taxes in general people would have more money to spend on what they wanted, such as transport. This would remove the need for schemes such as EMA which must cost millions in red tape and most of which gets wasted anyway.

Parents who work may not earn enough with all of the bills and any debt to pay off. So maybe EMA would help in them situations surely? I agree that 18 should be the age for adult prices on public transport to be honest. I also feel that EMA needs to be changed but oh well.

[alexxxxx]

*stops taxi* giz a lift round the corner *gets out* *stops taxi again* giz a lift down the road *gets out* *stops taxi again* giz a lift home

Basically it would just be abused and wouldn't work.

taxi's are 'private hire' ie, not public transport.

I think it should be free for those going to school, but on weekends not so much. What are people's return bus fares into what they'd call their major town?

Mine's £3 all day or £30/month, on one operator or £3.40 on all buses/trams/trains.

[Bun]

taxi's are 'private hire' ie, not public transport.

I think it should be free for those going to school, but on weekends not so much. What are people's return bus fares into what they'd call their major town?

Mine's £3 all day or £30/month, on one operator or £3.40 on all buses/trams/trains.

erm on stagecoach which is the biggest bus operator round here i think it's 3.95 for an all day ticket or a tenner a week. it's 2.10 for a single to middlesbrough i think...