1.2m to lose half price coach travel
More than 1.2 million pensioners and disabled people in the West Midlands will be stripped of half price coach travel, it emerged today.
More than 1.2 million pensioners and disabled people in the West Midlands will be stripped of half price coach travel, it emerged today.
Critics today hit out at the scale of cuts to concessionary passes which could cost many homes hundreds of pounds.
Since 2003, pensioners and disabled people have been able to get half price fares on National Express and other long distance coaches throughout England and Wales because the government has foot the rest of the bill.
But from November 1 they will lose the discount in a bid to rake in £20 million.
Black Country MP Ian Austin, who is calling for a re-think on the controversial plans, said he had been told the number of those affected by transport minister Norman Baker.