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Friday, 9th January, 2009

Published: Thursday, 3rd April, 2008 09:40

Letter: Bordering on a geographical error

WITH reference to the headline in last week’s Chronicle “Free travel nationally with pass”, and Mike Orton’s comment “free bus travel has been extended nationally” for pensioners.

The remainder of the article correctly refers to England.

It is important to note that pensioners will not be allowed to travel free in the countries of Scotland and Wales. The great New Labour devolution cock-up has seen to that.

I have heard that road blocks are to be set up at border control points into those two countries where the sponging English pensioners who refuse to pay, once they cross the border, will be ejected from the bus and deported back to England.

Any Scot or Welsh resident in England will of course be allowed to continue on their way, free of charge.

Good ’ere innit!

W NEIL

Conisboro Avenue

Caversham

Oscar

May 6 08 15:28

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[[ Any Scot or Welsh resident in England will of course be allowed to continue on their way, free of charge. ];];

I don't believe that you are correct with that statement. I live one mile from the Welsh border in West Cheshire and I have just returned from a visit to Wrexham using my concessionary bus pass. I am entitled to travel into Wales from Cheshire and start a free journey in Wales provided that my journey ends in Cheshire.

Welsh residents living close to the border have reciprocal concessions but they are unable to use their passes to travel within England. Just as I am unable to use my pass to travel within Wales.

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