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From: Martin on 12 May 2010 10:26
On 05/12/2010 01:29 PM, Tom P wrote:
> tim.... wrote:
>> "Tom P" <werotizy(a)freent.dd> wrote in message
>> news:84v6usFjhaU1(a)mid.individual.net...
>>> 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.

You expected free travel? It is paid for out of the council tax.
From: Giovanni Drogo on 12 May 2010 10:54
On Wed, 12 May 2010, Martin wrote:

> You expected free travel? It is paid for out of the council tax.

In Denmark I found that even tourists could get the over-65 reduced rate
on buses. And get reduced admission to museums.

On the other hand in Lombardy access to reduced rate season cards for
public transport (aged persons) is only for residents in the region.

I'm not sure about (free) access to museums (at least state-owned ones
in Italy). It should be free for under 18 and over 6x (60 or 65 ... I do
not know, my guinea pig is over 85 :-)). It might be that is reserved to
EU citizens. I recently read in a newspaper a complaint of a teacher
who was accompanying some school kids of her class. Some of them were
children of foreigners resident in Italy ... those from EU countries got
free access, the other had to pay.

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From: Hatunen on 12 May 2010 18:04
On Wed, 12 May 2010 13:29:07 +0200, Tom P <werotizy(a)freent.dd>
wrote:

>tim.... wrote:
>> "Tom P" <werotizy(a)freent.dd> wrote in message
>> news:84v6usFjhaU1(a)mid.individual.net...
>>> 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)

I had a cheap BahnCard50 about five years ago which I got at the
Koeln Bahnhof for euro 100 just based on my passport. It was a
really great money saver since it provdied 50% off fares for me,
my wife and our small daughter. it only covers the holder
nowadays.

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From: Martin on 12 May 2010 18:08
On 05/12/2010 04:54 PM, Giovanni Drogo wrote:
> On Wed, 12 May 2010, Martin wrote:
>
>> You expected free travel? It is paid for out of the council tax.
>
> In Denmark I found that even tourists could get the over-65 reduced rate
> on buses. And get reduced admission to museums.

Foreigners get 65+ reductions in UK too, what they don't get is FREE travel.

>
> On the other hand in Lombardy access to reduced rate season cards for
> public transport (aged persons) is only for residents in the region.
>
> I'm not sure about (free) access to museums (at least state-owned ones
> in Italy). It should be free for under 18 and over 6x (60 or 65 ... I do
> not know, my guinea pig is over 85 :-)). It might be that is reserved to
> EU citizens. I recently read in a newspaper a complaint of a teacher
> who was accompanying some school kids of her class. Some of them were
> children of foreigners resident in Italy ... those from EU countries got
> free access, the other had to pay.

It would be discrimination otherwise. All EU students pay the same fees
at UK universities.

From: EX_OWM on 13 May 2010 05:01
tim.... wrote:
> "Tom P" <werotizy(a)freent.dd> wrote in message
> news:84v6usFjhaU1(a)mid.individual.net...
>> 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?


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