Department of the Bleedin' Obvious - Amazing Pictures

11 million 60 year olds and over will benefit from off peak (9.30am - 11pm weekdays anytime weekends and Bank Holidays) free use of their new England-wide travel pass from April 1st 2008 in the new scheme to pump £212 million a year into train and bus operators.

Shagger Prescott's ex girl friend, beautiful, blonde, Blair Babe, Rosie Winterton has just been on the blower to tell us that her Department For Transport (DfT in the new lingo) commissioned Tickbox.net to ask 1,094 old gits (including disabled) from their 50,000 member panel (win £500 Argos vouchers!) on 6th - 13th December in a carefully and scientifically structured survey what they thought about this wizard scheme.

The results were startling.

91% of the sample support the move to a free England-wide bus pass !!!

That is before Rosie launches the exciting NEW £1.5 Mn publicity campaign.

Contact your local pass provider or visit http://www.direct.gov.uk/buspass

Public Enquiries: 020 7944 8300
Department for Transport Website: http://www.dft.gov.uk/

PS : the exciting NEW publicity, will feature a "Destination Anywhere" bus stop signs. Apart from being the title of Bon Jovi's second Album it is also the name of a "Luxury Independent Travel Specialist" whose website is http://www.destinationanywhere.co.uk/