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Bus Eireann - Expressway Fares Revision

  • 07-10-2013 9:47am
    #1
    LXFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,287 ✭✭✭✭


    http://buseireann.ie/news.php?id=1373&month=Oct
    Customer Information re: Expressway Fares

    Bus Éireann wishes to advise customers that from 9 October 2013 fares on its commercial Expressway services will increase on average by between 2% and 8%.

    For further information, please contact your local Bus Éireann office or Travel Centre.

    Thursday, 3rd October, 2013


Comments

  • #2
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    Is this the normal yearly increase or is it due to the strike and staff refusal to adopt changes to conditions of employment?


  • #3
    n97 mini
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,295 ✭✭✭n97 mini


    Less than a week's notice. Hmm.


  • #4
    LXFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,287 ✭✭✭✭LXFlyer


    These services are not covered by the PSO contract.


  • #5
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    They have also closed the travel centres in Athlone and Ennis, they could also close the one in Waterford for all the use it is.


  • #6
    markpb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,391 ✭✭✭markpb


    lxflyer wrote: »
    These services are not covered by the PSO contract.

    Hardly relevant though, is it? They could still give more notice to their customers.


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  • #7
    LXFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,287 ✭✭✭✭LXFlyer


    markpb wrote: »
    Hardly relevant though, is it? They could still give more notice to their customers.

    I was only making the observation that it's not subject to the same rules.

    It's been up since Thursday morning which will make it the guts of a week.


  • #8
    n97 mini
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,295 ✭✭✭n97 mini


    I'm sure the decision was taken long ago. Maybe 3 months ago.

    I'm getting the impression lately that BE are making these changes with so little notice that they hope they'll sneak in under the radar.


  • #9
    devnull
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 11,744 Mod ✭✭✭✭devnull


    I'd like to see the NTA enforce that all fare changes, regardless of PSO, Commercial nature, operated by private or public operators, require at least a weeks notice.


  • #10
    RonanM123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 120 ✭✭RonanM123


    devnull wrote: »
    I'd like to see the NTA enforce that all fare changes, regardless of PSO, Commercial nature, operated by private or public operators, require at least a weeks notice.

    Will a day less notice make any difference.


  • #11
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,580 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    RonanM123 wrote: »
    Will a day less notice make any difference.

    It's budget day next week, isn't it? Hide the bad news is plain view. :)


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  • #12
    Hammer of Thor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭Hammer of Thor


    I started in WIT this year so travel there and back from Wexford daily with Bus Eireann, usually buying a 10 trip student ticket for €41. This week I only needed to go down two days, on Monday I paid €12 for a student return ticket, yesterday I paid €14 due to the fare increase. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that an increase of over 16%??


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