Is there any way round this unaffordable increase?My son travels to school daily by train from Totnes to Exeter. He turns 16 at the end of August,when he will cease to be eligible for a child fare. Unfortunately, because he has to travel to school at peak time on CrossCountry or First worthy Western trains a young person’s Railcard (for which we would beget to pay £30 a year) will not be valid. At the moment he buys a weekly season ticket at £24, or but this will double to £48 when he reaches 16,which we simply can’t afford. I beget heard some areas offer something called a “scholar’s pass”, but this doesn’t seem to be available in Devon. Is there any way round this? The school says it has no schemes to help out with transport costs; nor does our local education authority. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com