http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Scoyster card??? en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:56:07 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3479#post-36392 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:32:43 +0000 steveo 36392@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Interestingly in some parts of England that i've been to any way. The bus lane signs have LOCAL BUS or AUTHORISED BUS beside the timings. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3479#post-36389 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:22:18 +0000 cb 36389@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My understanding is that if you have more than eight seats (inc. driver) then you can use the bus lanes.</p> <p>Special caveat appears to be in place for LWB Land Rovers. Some of them can (or could) carry 12 people but are specifically not counted as buses by the DVLA.</p> <p>I'm sure Morningsider or someone else will correct me if I'm wrong. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3479#post-36374 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:42:55 +0000 kaputnik 36374@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Strange that. If you went by the contents of Edinburgh's greenways, everything including the Rabbie's Trailburners "see Nessie and Rob Roy from the luxury of an air-conditioned, tinted-windowed, turbo-harged transit van" things is a bus, whether they are on public transport service or not. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3479#post-36369 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:28:46 +0000 Morningsider 36369@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>wingpig - there is an England-wide free bus pass for pensioners, but it only works on local buses and not intercity coaches. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3479#post-36362 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:57:49 +0000 wingpig 36362@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Whilst you're at it, see if you can get uniform acceptance of all UK codgers in all component countries. My dad's just bought a packet of City Singles for when he pops up during the festival seeing as his Lincolnshire codger-travel-permit doesn't work east of the Trent, north of the Humber or south of the Wash. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3479#post-36358 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:54:18 +0000 steveo 36358@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yup my hoverboard will solve all problems, who would take the bus if they could hover! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3479#post-36356 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:51:13 +0000 kaputnik 36356@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Steveo are you working on this problem too? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3479#post-36354 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:49:04 +0000 steveo 36354@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>yeah LRT upgraded their ticket machines a couple of years ago (!) presumably all the other operators were given the money to do the same. I think your right it was for the pensioners cards. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3479#post-36352 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:43:55 +0000 crowriver 36352@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The report claims equipment is already in place for <em>all</em> of Scotland's buses. Presumably this is for pensioners' free bus passes, ridacards, etc. SPT are only talking about implementation on the clockwork orange just now... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3479#post-36339 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:58:16 +0000 kaputnik 36339@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm sure whatever technology they choose, it will be entirely incompatible with the LB ridacard and the pensioner's free bus card. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3479#post-36332 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:34:45 +0000 DaveC 36332@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>First Scotrail have kind of a precurser to this with their smart card. I present though, unfortunately, its only being trialed for the Glasgow - Edinburgh commuters. If it does expand lets hope it can be used on their busses and perhaps Lothians busses too, as well as Glasgow's transport providers.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-14300684" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-14300684</a> </p>