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Government cuts lead to one million fewer cheap coach journeys

11/11/2012 – 3:00 pm

Disabled and older people will make a million fewer cheap coach journeys this year as a result of government cuts, say campaigners.
On 1 November last year, the government abolished the financial support that funded half-price, long-distance coach travel for disabled and older people in England.
The concessions – a 50 per cent off-peak discount and a [...]

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Government puts brakes on cheap coach travel

04/09/2011 – 9:00 am

The government is to stop the financial support that funds half-price long-distance coach travel for disabled and older people in England.
The decision was first announced quietly as part of last year’s spending review, but the Department for Transport (DfT) has now confirmed that the funding will stop on 31 October.
The concessions – a 50 per [...]

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