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Cuts to National Express Subsidised Fares |
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As you may be aware National Express Coaches currently run a scheme providing up to half price travel for over 60 year olds and disabled people through Government funding. However the Government has announced that this funding will end on 31st October 2011 as part of its spending cuts programme. While National Express is looking to introduce a replacement scheme, without the government funding the cost of travel will increase. National Express has written to both Government and to a number of MPs to ask that they reconsider this decision and to raise their concerns. Many MPs agreed with these concerns and have written to ministers at the Department for Transport to ask them whether they have considered the potential impact on eligible passengers' ability to pay. If you share these concerns you could write to, or email, your local MP to encourage them to raise your concern with the Department for Transport. If you wish to write to your local MP National Express coaches have included the attached letter that you may want to use , simply add your details, print and send.
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