http://busrage.com/forum/ BUSRAGE Discussions Topic: DB fares going up AGAIN... en Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:34:50 +0000 http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-5047 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 20:36:56 +0000 Anonymous 5047@http://busrage.com/forum/ The New DB Fares Are As Follows: <br> <br>¤0.95 > ¤1.00 <br>¤1.35 > ¤1.40 <br>¤1.55 > ¤1.60 <br>¤1.80 > ¤1.90<br/><em>[posted by: Driver A]</em> http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-5046 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 15:18:16 +0000 AlekSmart 5046@http://busrage.com/forum/ Taken from my post of 24/12/2004........... <br> <br>"Dead Right Mr GRrrr ! <br>If U want to make a bus journey of any length in London from the 2nd Jan and pay by cash (Only into a kerbside Ticket Machine mind U) then U better have £1.20 STERLING in yer sweaty paw which is around 1.70 in Euro. Try tellin that to the great lumpen proletariat who incessantly moan at the injustice of Bus fares featuring THREE digits....!" <br> <br>Fast Fwd to Today.......from 1st jan 07 the cheeky cheerful Cockney Chappies will be fumbling for Stg£2 per bus journey in London (¤2.94 in Irish Money) <br> <br>Dublin Remains one of the Lowest Bus Fare regeime`s in Europe so lets hear so Reality being checked for once !!! <br> http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3577 Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:57:36 +0000 Anonymous 3577@http://busrage.com/forum/ Are you serious about thinking DB is expensive??? <br> <br> <br>Have you travelled on any UK bus routes lately? Or Spanish, Italian etc? <br> <br>DB must have the cheapest bus fares i know of! <br> <br>65> get it free as do spouses etc.... <br> <br>Get a grip and open your eyes. <br> <br>In the UK everyone pays. No free travel for elderly there. <br> <br><br/><em>[posted by: Aircoach man]</em> http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3502 Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:17:03 +0000 Linda 3502@http://busrage.com/forum/ i meant 1-75 not 1-74 http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3501 Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:15:50 +0000 Anonymous 3501@http://busrage.com/forum/ there is away around this . if you travel on a bus by a 1-74 fare more then once a day . get yourelf a book of 5 one day ramblers for 16-00 . 3-20 per ticket tats 30 cent saving on 2 1-75 journies and you can take other buses for nothing during the rest of the day if you need to . <br><br/><em>[posted by: Me possibly]</em> http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3426 Thu, 20 Jan 2005 08:02:39 +0000 XpressoX 3426@http://busrage.com/forum/ Here's a clue, buy pre-paid tickets! Your only delaying the bus going through your pockets for loose change! And for any general bus users its ¤1.80/¤2.10 for any X bus, so dont argue with the driver! http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3421 Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:56:31 +0000 Al 3421@http://busrage.com/forum/ Ad: GFYS for a change. Irish people have always thought for themselves instead of being "empire clones. People like you probably piss on Michael Collins' grave, is that right? http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3325 Thu, 13 Jan 2005 06:18:02 +0000 Anonymous 3325@http://busrage.com/forum/ well would spent more time trying to have the correct change for your journey, than wasting time here ranting on about 5c/10c refund ticket, I think you'd be financially better off.. and as AlekSmart suggests, send the ticket to a Charity of your choice. be innovative, creatative. and less of a aold wan moaning about the silly cents! <br> <br>regards <br> <br>ad11<br/><em>[posted by: ad11]</em> http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3324 Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:38:45 +0000 Al 3324@http://busrage.com/forum/ <p align=justify>Did I mention that it's utter "skcollob" that DB are raising fares when they have generated a <i><u>surplus</u></i> for the <b>second year running?</b> Wouldn't they <b>reduce fares</b> in the face of such brilliant fiscal performing??<br><br>All the so-called "ministers" are as corrupt as the Neocons in the USA. <img src="http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/sauer/angry-smiley-050.gif" alt="Bollocks to 'em all."> <br></p> http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3323 Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:03:26 +0000 AlekSmart 3323@http://busrage.com/forum/ Well Freaky,you COULD consider putting them into an envelope addressed to : GOAL. <br>PO Box 111. <br>DunLaoire and mark it Asian Disaster Appeal. <br>Dont think too much about it just DO it and then if that action comes back to haunt U remember the ¤1.65 fare has increased to ¤1.75 thats . <br>But I DO agree that "crossing the Liffey" is such a drag and I know it would certainly spur me into buying a few books of Travel 90 tickets...!!!! http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3322 Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:01:19 +0000 Anonymous 3322@http://busrage.com/forum/ i have about ¤10 worth of refund tickets at home! My fare was ¤1.65 and now is ¤1.70 but 9times out of ten I throw in ¤2coin-easier, quicker, handier. But I must cross the Liffey and make my way to O'Connell Street to collect my change!<br/><em>[posted by: busfreak]</em> http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3317 Wed, 12 Jan 2005 13:12:53 +0000 Keith dunne 3317@http://busrage.com/forum/ the cost of my journey has gone from ¤1.65 to ¤1.75, which i would gladly pay if there was a better bus service that meant i could get a bus home from work, rather then have to wait for one that is not full. why do we need increased charges anyway? how much profits are dublin bus making from uncollected bus refunds? http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3266 Sat, 25 Dec 2004 15:05:02 +0000 Al 3266@http://busrage.com/forum/ <p align=justify>Agus Nollaig Shona Duit, an tUasal Fearg <img src="http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/weihnachten/xmas-smiley-009.gif"><br><br>Don't have to remind me about the underfunding problem...of course, the Dark Lord Cullen has a favourable eye to roads and "mosherways through Tara" and not to public transport. <img src="http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/sauer/angry-smiley-050.gif"> Will we ever get a government that has a Kyoto-compliant transportation policy? <br></p> http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3265 Fri, 24 Dec 2004 16:49:41 +0000 Anonymous 3265@http://busrage.com/forum/ Unfortunately, the increased fares here are largely as a result of massive government underfunding. <br> <br>Take your train problems to 'trainrage', you stupid whining fool :)<br/><em>[posted by: Mr Angry]</em> http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3264 Fri, 24 Dec 2004 16:40:40 +0000 Al 3264@http://busrage.com/forum/ <p align=justify>I daresay that the higher fares elsewhere are going to support vastly improved rail systems, something that is slow in getting started in Ireland...note that Britain at last, the birthplace of powered railways, finally has a train operating at 186 mph on its soil while the fastest an Irish train will go is about 90 mph.<br><br>And my point about flat fares negates the notion that Ireland's public transport fares are less than elsewhere—especially when the outer suburban fares are brought into the equation, some zones starting just ten miles from the city centre. <br></p> http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3263 Thu, 23 Dec 2004 20:01:23 +0000 AlekSmart 3263@http://busrage.com/forum/ Dead Right Mr GRrrr ! <br>If U want to make a bus journey of any length in London from the 2nd Jan and pay by cash (Only into a kerbside Ticket Machine mind U) then U better have £1.20 STERLING in yer sweaty paw which is around 1.70 in Euro. Try tellin that to the great lumpen proletariat who incessantly moan at the injustice of Bus fares featuring THREE digits....! http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3262 Thu, 23 Dec 2004 19:37:28 +0000 Anonymous 3262@http://busrage.com/forum/ The outer suburban fare to Newcastle Co. Wicklow will be ¤3.10 - an increase of only 5c. Extraordinary good value, considering it's a 24 mile trip. <br> <br>Dublin Bus' fares are amongst the cheapest in Europe. The whingers never notice that though, do they? <br/><em>[posted by: Mr Angry]</em> http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3257 Thu, 23 Dec 2004 15:32:41 +0000 Anonymous 3257@http://busrage.com/forum/ Routes like the 78A are already flat fare routes. Everybody pays 85 cents no matter where they are going.<br/><em>[posted by: GO SHARP]</em> http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3256 Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:08:08 +0000 Anonymous 3256@http://busrage.com/forum/ It's dublin bUs we are talking about here???.. it's not Saint Vincent De paul,,, what you want a Red/Yellow pass for everyone??? as for the change Issue.. buy pre-paid tickets.. <br> <br>AD-eleven<br/><em>[posted by: ad11]</em> http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3255 Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:38:29 +0000 Al 3255@http://busrage.com/forum/ i know yeah what a load of crap <br> http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3254 Wed, 22 Dec 2004 07:35:44 +0000 Anonymous 3254@http://busrage.com/forum/ At least it will mean less rooting around for those silly 5 cent coins, so hopefully it will mean less time at stops while people fish for change. I still think we should bring back conductors on some of the busier routes.<br/><em>[posted by: Richard]</em> http://busrage.com/forum/topic/3252#post-3252 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 23:22:52 +0000 Al 3252@http://busrage.com/forum/ <p align=justify>This happening on the <a href="http://www.dublinbus.ie/news_centre/timetable_and_route_news.asp?action=view&news_id=402" target="_new">day after New Year's</a>, 2005. Going up by a "nickel" across the board.<br><br>This now means that a one-to-three-stage adult journey is going to be <b>ninety cents.</b> A trip out to Bray Strand will now be €1.85 one-way...and if you wanna ride to somewhere like Leixlip, it'll be a whopping €2.10...and somewhere like Balbriggan or Newcastle Co. Wicklow will be €4.10 or so, right? They gotta consolidate fares if they want people to switch back to the bus; but I guess that the privatisation crusade put zero impetus into DB engaging in something as modern as a flat fare... <br></p>