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Old 06-30-2009, 05:18 PM   #4331
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Originally Posted by Patricia View Post
I use my small change for bus fares, though am beginning to realise that the bus driver is not too pleased to receive £1.20 in small change. But the copper coins just seem to weigh a lot when there's a purse full of them.
I collect mine in a pot until I have enough to pay it into the bank.

It is impossible to keep local bus drivers happy. Too much change is bad, but if they have to give you change that is also bad, and you end up with a "change receipt". You have to take this to the bus station and exchange it for money. There's a time limit on it, which has been increased as it was originally 7 days and there were complaints.

And I would love to pay £1.20 for a bus ticket. A single home from my current workplace is about £2.30 (about 3 miles). A return before 9am is very expensive - not sure how much as the driver always sells me a day ticket which is £4.20 because it's cheaper. After 9.00 the day ticket goes down to 3.90, and last time I got a return to work at that time it was £3.60. A single ticket for a shorter journey into the city centre is £1.80. I usually walk
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