Issue - meetings

Resolved:

(i)              That the development of a Fare Deal for Young People as set out in this report be endorsed.

(ii)             That, under the current Concessionary Travel Scheme, people of eligible age should not be required to prove their age to obtain a concessionary fare unless the bus driver suspects the customer is older than their 19th birthday.

(iii)           That a revised Concessionary Travel Scheme be presented for consideration by Transport Committee in May 2020.

The Committee considered a report which proposed steps to amend the Concessionary Fare Scheme to create an affordable fare for under 19s and encourages additional bus journeys.

It was proposed that the maximum fare for under 19s would be £1.20 with different price points for journeys below the maximum would be modelled and an Equality Impact Assessment would be undertaken. The findings from that exercise would be brought to the Transport Committee at its next meeting in May.

Other aspects of the proposals included a relaxation of proof of age requirements so that drivers only need ask for proof  of age when the customers looks older than 19.

Resolved:

(i)              That the development of a Fare Deal for Young People as set out in this report be endorsed.

(ii)             That, under the current Concessionary Travel Scheme, people of eligible age should not be required to prove their age to obtain a concessionary fare unless the bus driver suspects the customer is older than their 19th birthday.

(iii)           That a revised Concessionary Travel Scheme be presented for consideration by Transport Committee in May 2020.