Any ways to get a travel concession for international uni students? (1 Viewer)
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The politics of which aren't really worth getting into. It's not going to change, however stupid or unfair it is. Really, I'm just hoping there won't be any uni fee hikes for her.
The bus still costs $1.70 each way but this can be coped with. Being able to "avoid" train tickets (though $45 is indeed about a month of student-priced fares anyway) is a great way to get around the whole lack of concession thing and I think it will work out great.
So yeah, I did just that and got the yellow travelpass for $45 from a newsagent - it's pretty old school-looking and so far my girlfriend hasn't been checked, and I doubt she will for the rest of the year. But it's a valuable "get out of jail free card" for the time she is checked on the quiet north shore line between turramurra and lindfield and I thank the participants of this thread for helping me find a solution!SuitCase said:
The bus still costs $1.70 each way but this can be coped with. Being able to "avoid" train tickets (though $45 is indeed about a month of student-priced fares anyway) is a great way to get around the whole lack of concession thing and I think it will work out great.
But see the purpose of a public transport subsidy is to induce people to travel by public transport rather than by cars. The price discrimination mechanism of concession fares is consistent with that purpose. It's not some type of welfare arbitrarily handed out at the expense of tax-payers.jb_nc said:
Hey, it didn't take that much time, and a lot of it (like now!) was spent at school waiting between classes.iambored said:
Besides, err let me think..
Uhh.. $4\day.. 4 a week.. uh!
Assuming the travelpass is never checked, I just saved my girlfriend $280+ this year with a $45 investment. See, isn't that worthwhile?
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It could get awkward if she was found out.