Public Transport Costs

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With my work training going up next week, so will the amount of money I spend on transport. I have to get a different bus to the ones in my city's central bus network, and since I'll be making 6 trips a week, that means it will cost £18, and that's on top of the money I pay for transport within my city.

I've always complained about the bus prices going up and up and up each year, but the prices for other buses makes my city's main network look like it costs nothing but pennies. You see, my city has several different options of payment for travel that are cheaper in the long run, including day tickets that are cheaper than paying for two single tickets.

Other bus networks though? Not so generous. There, you have to have at least 3 bus rides for a day ticket to be cheaper than two singles. But I only need to get that specific bus twice a day and no more.

So what do I do? My Gran says I could see if there's a cheaper way for me to use my main city's transport network instead, though it might mean paying more at once and it's cheaper in the long run. Another option would to see if I can get a concession pass that would mean I won't have to pay for any rides after 9:30, reducing how much I spend on buses, but I don't really have mobility problems, my disability is one that affects me more socially and emotionally. Plus I would have to make a GP appointment, and I'd have to wait weeks for it, and I might still have to wait weeks for it even if it's just over the phone.

It's hard living in a world designed for people who can drive, but I'm too scared to learn to drive, I wouldn't be able to focus on everything and I'd be too afraid of everything that could possibly go wrong. 

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