Petition · past parliament
Create cheaper travel services for students and teenagers above 15
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
People aged 16 and above have been required to pay full fare adult prices on buses which are becoming very expensive.Once above 15 travel services deem that you suddenly have enough money to be paying adult prices. When teenagers don’t get paid adult wages it’s unfair to pay higher prices for travel
On stagecoach a Child ticket is £2.95 per day and £4 for a adult.This is a ridiculous jump considering there is such a minimal age gap between 15 and 16.At this age most people if working get paid minimum wage for minimum hours, so when traveling to work and to school especially why should a large amount of money go to bus services.If anything there should be an smaller price for buses or a student card for free travel during the week.Bus is the only option for teens and it’s getting too much.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
The price of bus tickets is the responsibility of bus companies, not the Government or Parliament.
If you would like the Government or Parliament to have the power to regulate bus prices, you could start a new petition asking for that.
If you would like the Government or Parliament to have the power to regulate bus prices, you could start a new petition asking for that.
Timeline
| 30 Nov 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Dec 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Dec 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.