Over-sixties travel perks

Martin wrote:
On 05/12/2010 09:39 PM, Donwill wrote:
On 12/05/2010 12:29, Tom P wrote:
tim.... wrote:
"Tom P" wrote in message
...
I just read that London Transport has free bus travel for the
over-sixties. Is this for everyone or just for residents?
UK Residents only (and it's only London residents who get free train
travel)

Yes, I just found the website. It seems a little unfair- you can get a
German Rail Bahncard at half price just on evidence of age.

What other perks can you scoop up in London by waving your passport?
Museums? Theatres? Saunas? Sexclubs?
Most places that offer what is now politically correctly called
"concessions" offer that price to anyone over 60 or 65 (plus lots of
other categories)

tim




Why not make it over 70s,at least you might take the sex clubs out of
the equation :-)

70+ get before 6pm BOGOF offers in sex clubs.

where, where?

On 05/13/2010 12:26 AM, Tom P wrote:
Martin wrote:
On 05/12/2010 09:39 PM, Donwill wrote:
On 12/05/2010 12:29, Tom P wrote:
tim.... wrote:
"Tom P" wrote in message
...
I just read that London Transport has free bus travel for the
over-sixties. Is this for everyone or just for residents?
UK Residents only (and it's only London residents who get free train
travel)

Yes, I just found the website. It seems a little unfair- you can get a
German Rail Bahncard at half price just on evidence of age.

What other perks can you scoop up in London by waving your passport?
Museums? Theatres? Saunas? Sexclubs?
Most places that offer what is now politically correctly called
"concessions" offer that price to anyone over 60 or 65 (plus lots of
other categories)

tim




Why not make it over 70s,at least you might take the sex clubs out of
the equation :-)

70+ get before 6pm BOGOF offers in sex clubs.

where, where?


Derby and Joan Club Wardour Street?

tim.... wrote:
"Tom P" wrote in message
...
I just read that London Transport has free bus travel for the
over-sixties. Is this for everyone or just for residents?

UK Residents only

Is that legal nowadays, can they make a difference between UK residents and
other EEC residents?

"EX_OWM" wrote in message
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tim.... wrote:
"Tom P" wrote in message
...
I just read that London Transport has free bus travel for the
over-sixties. Is this for everyone or just for residents?

UK Residents only

Is that legal nowadays, can they make a difference between UK residents
and other EEC residents?

As the fare is paid by the local council that the resident pays they taxes
to, I would hope so.

It's a bit like saying: is it fair that people in Calais don't get their
rubbish collected by Folkestone Town Council

tim

On 05/13/2010 11:01 AM, EX_OWM wrote:
tim.... wrote:
"Tom P" wrote in message
...
I just read that London Transport has free bus travel for the
over-sixties. Is this for everyone or just for residents?

UK Residents only

It is local residents only i.e those who pay the local taxes.


Is that legal nowadays, can they make a difference between UK residents and
other EEC residents?

Yes. It happens all over the EU at local levels.

tim.... wrote:
"EX_OWM" wrote in message
...
tim.... wrote:
"Tom P" wrote in message
...
I just read that London Transport has free bus travel for the
over-sixties. Is this for everyone or just for residents?
UK Residents only
Is that legal nowadays, can they make a difference between UK residents
and other EEC residents?

As the fare is paid by the local council that the resident pays they taxes
to, I would hope so.

It's a bit like saying: is it fair that people in Calais don't get their
rubbish collected by Folkestone Town Council

tim




Well, we burn rubbish here for the residents of Naples (Italy, that is)

T.

On Wed, 12 May 2010 10:25:00 +0200, Tom P wrote:

I just read that London Transport has free bus travel for the
over-sixties. Is this for everyone or just for residents?

residents.

What other
perks can you scoop up in London by waving your passport?

passport? You mean the Freedom Pass.

Museums?
Theatres? Saunas? Sexclubs?

Yes, over 60s get free entry to sex clubs and priority free use of NHS
approved prostitutes (but only two a day maximum).
--
Mike
Flying a couple London/New York just once equals
a whole years driving in a medium car in carbon terms.

On Thu, 13 May 2010 10:01:34 +0100, "EX_OWM"
wrote:

UK Residents only

Is that legal nowadays, can they make a difference between UK residents and
other EEC residents?

it only applies to locals of a given place, Londoners in this case.
--
Mike
Flying a couple London/New York just once equals
a whole years driving in a medium car in carbon terms.

On 05/13/2010 01:28 PM, Tom P wrote:
tim.... wrote:
"EX_OWM" wrote in message
...
tim.... wrote:
"Tom P" wrote in message
...
I just read that London Transport has free bus travel for the
over-sixties. Is this for everyone or just for residents?
UK Residents only
Is that legal nowadays, can they make a difference between UK
residents and other EEC residents?

As the fare is paid by the local council that the resident pays they
taxes to, I would hope so.

It's a bit like saying: is it fair that people in Calais don't get
their rubbish collected by Folkestone Town Council

tim




Well, we burn rubbish here for the residents of Naples (Italy, that is)

I've had Pizza Napolitano in Germany.

Happy martin, at last a long thread


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On 05/13/2010 11:01 AM, EX_OWM wrote:
tim.... wrote:
"Tom P" wrote in message
...
I just read that London Transport has free bus travel for the
over-sixties. Is this for everyone or just for residents?

UK Residents only

It is local residents only i.e those who pay the local taxes.


Is that legal nowadays, can they make a difference between UK residents
and
other EEC residents?

Yes. It happens all over the EU at local levels.