Bradford bus company criticised over fares increase (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

I haven't caught a bus for years, can't afford to, so I walk everywhere instead.

Feel sorry for those who have to pay to catch a bus to get around. Absolute con job.

Buses are generally full of louts, riff raff, loud kids and teenagers. Buses are rather dirty and somewhat unclean. Behaviour of some passengers is akin to that of animals of a zoo, no disrespect to the zoo animals.

Yes buses have improved over the years and the services are getting better ( they couldnt get any worse could they?) however with the recently highlighted issues surrounding bus drivers not helping or assisting persons getting bother from other rowdy passengers I wouldnt reccomended anyone to use one. Walk as its safer,healthier and you will save enou money to buy a couple of pints and you'll be supporting your local.

I use bus occasionally, and they're fine, although if there's 4 of you on a short/medium journey, it can be as cheap or cheaper to get a taxi!

Taxi sharing might be the future!

Councillor Khadim Hussain, (Lab, Keighley Central), who represents Bradford Council on the transport authority, said bus companies should strive to bring in more money in by increasing passenger numbers.

He said: “I don’t agree with a fare rise when people are feeling the pinch of austerity. They should have given consideration to people’s financial circumstances and not just think about increasing their profit margin.”

Haven't you as a Labour Councillor just voted to increase the Council Tax for Bradford, shouldn't you as the council also think about people's financial circumstances or are you going to lecture other whilst your doing the same?

You could say the council should strive to bring in more money by getting business into the City in the same way you are telling bus companies to get more passengers.

I doubt this idiot even sees the irony in his comments.

Thee Voice of Reason wrote:

Councillor Khadim Hussain, (Lab, Keighley Central), who represents Bradford Council on the transport authority, said bus companies should strive to bring in more money in by increasing passenger numbers.

He said: “I don’t agree with a fare rise when people are feeling the pinch of austerity. They should have given consideration to people’s financial circumstances and not just think about increasing their profit margin.”

Haven't you as a Labour Councillor just voted to increase the Council Tax for Bradford, shouldn't you as the council also think about people's financial circumstances or are you going to lecture other whilst your doing the same?

You could say the council should strive to bring in more money by getting business into the City in the same way you are telling bus companies to get more passengers.

I doubt this idiot even sees the irony in his comments.

Quite right!

Not so simple wrote:
Feel sorry for those who have to pay to catch a bus to get around. Absolute con job.

Buses are generally full of louts, riff raff, loud kids and teenagers. Buses are rather dirty and somewhat unclean. Behaviour of some passengers is akin to that of animals of a zoo, no disrespect to the zoo animals.

Yes buses have improved over the years and the services are getting better ( they couldnt get any worse could they?) however with the recently highlighted issues surrounding bus drivers not helping or assisting persons getting bother from other rowdy passengers I wouldnt reccomended anyone to use one. Walk as its safer,healthier and you will save enou money to buy a couple of pints and you'll be supporting your local.

Yes the floors of the buses are dirty and covered with rubbish, but who put it there?
Metro should cease putting its free newspaper in First buses just for passengers to throw them on the floor.

So first will the money be going towards a competent operator of your CCTV systems so as to keep passengers safe? No thought not, it will be going into the pockets of shareholders. You fail to ensure the safety of your passengers and increase the financial prohibition for people in desperate need of your service. You are not fit for purpose and should have you contract revoked as a matter of urgency as you now present a further obstacle for the council to overcome in their quest to encourage people back into the city center.

not so simple-spot on about the quality of passengers on the buses.could you imagine working with people like this in YOUR work place everyday? thats what DRIVERS have to do! Also voice of reason-There are idiots everywhere in the councill this is why bradford is on its knees

First Bradford Buses have got to be the worst buses in the First fleet, more often than not they are either late or fail to turn up at all, dirty both inside and out and with the exception of a few the drivers are rude and terrible drivers ...and now they are going to be charging us more !!

Don't mind paying the extra fare as long as the buses are cleaner and have heating on.

At present buses are dirty inside and out. In this cold spring the buses are cold. Having spoken with the drivers they say they have no control of the heating and that the company has turned the heating off to save money.

What happened to value for money.

Thanks First.

Outraged English Subject wrote:

Thee Voice of Reason wrote:

Councillor Khadim Hussain, (Lab, Keighley Central), who represents Bradford Council on the transport authority, said bus companies should strive to bring in more money in by increasing passenger numbers.

He said: “I don’t agree with a fare rise when people are feeling the pinch of austerity. They should have given consideration to people’s financial circumstances and not just think about increasing their profit margin.”

Haven't you as a Labour Councillor just voted to increase the Council Tax for Bradford, shouldn't you as the council also think about people's financial circumstances or are you going to lecture other whilst your doing the same?

You could say the council should strive to bring in more money by getting business into the City in the same way you are telling bus companies to get more passengers.

I doubt this idiot even sees the irony in his comments.

Quite right!

Get em told

RollandSmoke wrote:
So first will the money be going towards a competent operator of your CCTV systems so as to keep passengers safe? No thought not, it will be going into the pockets of shareholders. You fail to ensure the safety of your passengers and increase the financial prohibition for people in desperate need of your service. You are not fit for purpose and should have you contract revoked as a matter of urgency as you now present a further obstacle for the council to overcome in their quest to encourage people back into the city center.

Touché

liverpool10 wrote:
not so simple-spot on about the quality of passengers on the buses.could you imagine working with people like this in YOUR work place everyday? thats what DRIVERS have to do! Also voice of reason-There are idiots everywhere in the councill this is why bradford is on its knees

Hey I have respect for some of the drivers as they do have a terrible job managing a zoo on wheels

The government is aiming to get people using public transport, but for a family of 4, it is cheaper to use the car and pay to park in the centre of Bradford than it is to use the bus. You are also then not tied to a timetable for the day. Price rises will just drive more people into cars to clog up the roads even more. :(

Not so simple wrote:

Outraged English Subject wrote:

Thee Voice of Reason wrote:

Councillor Khadim Hussain, (Lab, Keighley Central), who represents Bradford Council on the transport authority, said bus companies should strive to bring in more money in by increasing passenger numbers.

He said: “I don’t agree with a fare rise when people are feeling the pinch of austerity. They should have given consideration to people’s financial circumstances and not just think about increasing their profit margin.”

Haven't you as a Labour Councillor just voted to increase the Council Tax for Bradford, shouldn't you as the council also think about people's financial circumstances or are you going to lecture other whilst your doing the same?

You could say the council should strive to bring in more money by getting business into the City in the same way you are telling bus companies to get more passengers.

I doubt this idiot even sees the irony in his comments.

Quite right!

Get em told

The reason Bradford Council have had to increase your Council Tax is due to the Government reducing the amount of money Bradford Council receives from the Government which has led to cuts of £72m in the last two years and a further £23.4m during 2013 and 2014.

In fact the shortfall that the Council needs and what it will have to spend over the next three years, because of cuts to its subsidy from the Government is £83m.

Got a problem with the rise then perhaps you need to be talking to George Osborne.

Thee Voice of Reason wrote:

Councillor Khadim Hussain, (Lab, Keighley Central), who represents Bradford Council on the transport authority, said bus companies should strive to bring in more money in by increasing passenger numbers.

He said: “I don’t agree with a fare rise when people are feeling the pinch of austerity. They should have given consideration to people’s financial circumstances and not just think about increasing their profit margin.”

Haven't you as a Labour Councillor just voted to increase the Council Tax for Bradford, shouldn't you as the council also think about people's financial circumstances or are you going to lecture other whilst your doing the same?

You could say the council should strive to bring in more money by getting business into the City in the same way you are telling bus companies to get more passengers.

I doubt this idiot even sees the irony in his comments.

The rise in the Council Tax is equivalent 42p a week or £21.78 an increase of 1.99%.

That's less then the cost of a daily newspaper.