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The Chief Executive of the transport group Stagecoach said that a service bus dedicated to pensioners might be a response to the request of the Government for bus drivers find ￡ 100 m of savings in the concessional fares scheme.

Government consults on changing the way bus are reimbursed for the plan costs ￡ billion per year that is used by the 11 million people.

M. Souter hope not be forced to cut services to find the necessary economies, but would not exclude the.

"It y situations, as Worthing, where we have services accessory with 70pc of passengers on concessional fares," said Mr. Souter. "Develop a Granny Bus as we have developed a Magic Bus?" A bus goes less frequently - and more slowly because the grandmothers do not like being thrown around. ?

Due diligence is approximately 225 m ￡ its nearly billion of ￡ year bus UK income in concessions scheme. ""You cannot justify a small high frequency running if income lies the idiot numbers bus"added Mr. Souter." "" "You have to look at lower frequency with large buses running.

He agreed that the issue was politically difficult. "It is a little fair sensitivity in local communities of concession regime change," he says, noting how many cities tories had large populations of residents.

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