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Old 08-11-2015, 16:43   #34
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Re: A Caring Conservative?

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Originally Posted by Taf View Post
There were moves afoot to give Carers free bus passes.

The situation now is that a disabled person can have a free bus trip and the Carer travels free with them.

But if it's a journey to school, for example, the Carer has to pay their own fare back home or wherever, then again to return to collect their charge later in the day.

The mooted plan vanished shortly after election time of course.
And how do you prove the carer is travelling for the purpose of supporting the caree?

Again, Labour supporters should really aiming at the Labour government that didn't introduce it. That is assuming that it would be simple to introduce.
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