WikiWirral its great, register, enjoy and welcome.
Forum Statistics
Forums65
Topics76,352
Posts1,033,280
Members14,560
Most Online16,551
Feb 2nd, 2024
Who's Online Now
12 members (ArranGirl13, 3 invisible), 7,886 guests, and 533 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters
sunnyside 45,164
MattLFC 22,315
Mark 21,269
granny 17,788
_Ste_ 16,345
Newest Members
Kalena1962, rattus, Lisrush, Emotecreative, ArranGirl13
14,560 Registered Users
New General Forums
New Wirral History
Tall Brick Chimneys
by diggingdeeper - 16th Mar 2024 11:56am
D.I.Y. / Building Shop
by mharford91 - 3rd Mar 2024 8:53pm
1970's Murder in Central Park, Wallasey
by cutespam - 4th Aug 2018 10:28am
Old Hall in Higher Bebington
by Rhoobarb - 25th May 2010 5:55pm
Oleo Works
by Ducko - 14th May 2008 3:09pm
Top Posters(30 Days)
granny 14
casper 13
bri445 4
Topic Replies
Facial recognition coming in supermarkets?
by diggingdeeper - 27th Mar 2024 3:50pm
Bolts at Bebington Road
by diggingdeeper - 27th Mar 2024 2:33am
Hot Spot Chippie Broadway
by Excoriator - 26th Mar 2024 7:57pm
Tall Brick Chimneys
by diggingdeeper - 26th Mar 2024 5:43pm
Lost river (Well, brook really)
by diggingdeeper - 26th Mar 2024 3:09am
Old Hall in Higher Bebington
by diggingdeeper - 24th Mar 2024 5:58pm
Netflix 3 Body Problem.
by BultacoAstro - 22nd Mar 2024 8:04am
Wisper electric bike. 36v .
by Dilly - 21st Mar 2024 7:36pm
This is Elvis
by GingerTom - 21st Mar 2024 9:27am
March
M T W T F S S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Top Likes Received (30 Days)
cools 1
Kylix 1
Top Likes Received
bert1 14
Mark 4
Gibbo 3
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 523
Likes: 1
pacef8 Offline OP
Smartchild
OP Offline
Smartchild
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 523
Likes: 1
DIRECT SERVICE AM SINGLE £1.60 RETURN £2.50
EVENING SERVICE PM SINGLE £2.50 RETURN £3.50

Figure this, last week you could get the ferry one way for £1.55 in the evening if you lived in Liverpool. Now the price has gone through the roof for an evening commute.

Tonight i arrived a Seacombe to be told of the increase and i informed them i wasn't going to pay or use the service any more and cycled to Hamilton Square to get the marginally cheaper train service.

Pace



Last edited by pacef8; 4th Apr 2011 5:42pm.
Google Ads
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,315
Wiki Master
Offline
Wiki Master
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,315
Having been on the service in the evening, it doesnt really surprise me, im more surprised they are actually still in business tbh, as sometimes they are simply dead in the evenings!

Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 2,354
Likes: 1
Forum Master
Offline
Forum Master
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 2,354
Likes: 1
Wow I thought the ferry's where just a traditional novelty tourist attraction. I didn't know people still actually used them for serious travel.

Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 14,343
Likes: 19
Wiki Master
Offline
Wiki Master
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 14,343
Likes: 19
Unlike the rest of the transport systems - the ferries made a profit AGAIN this year.


We don't do charity in Germany, we pay taxes. Charity is a failure of governments' responsibilities - Henning Wehn

https://ddue.uk
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,315
Wiki Master
Offline
Wiki Master
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,315
Originally Posted by diggingdeeper
Unlike the rest of the transport systems - the ferries made a profit AGAIN this year.

Amazing!! oshocked

P
PaulWirral
Unregistered
PaulWirral
Unregistered
P
I have a soft spot for the Ferries. Without them Wallasey wouldn't haven't grown in the 1880's which resulted in many houses being built and New Brighton becoming popular for tourists. With dwindling numbers I suppose its going to be evitable that prices will increase.

Just a shame that eventually all the Transport systems will increase there fares this year. Less money in paypackets.

Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 8,620
H4H County Volunteer
Wiki Veteran
Offline
H4H County Volunteer
Wiki Veteran
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 8,620
It's still cheaper than the bus or train yes


Sometimes Police Officers give more than just speeding tickets!

It�s hard to be fit as a fiddle when you�re shaped like a cello!
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 485
Smartchild
Offline
Smartchild
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 485
wish the bus's were that cheap,now they ''are''a rip off!!
£2.50 one way on the bus to birkenhead from new ferry! or £4.20 day ticket which is cheaper if you use the bus a few times in the day.

Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 261
Addict
Offline
Addict
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 261
From Nutterbloke;

The Weekly ticket went up by 25p on Monday. Its great, still dirt cheap. still get a free coffee on the morning commute and its cheaper than the bus. They could have warned us tho. lots of ppl didnt have the xtra 25p

Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 14,343
Likes: 19
Wiki Master
Offline
Wiki Master
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 14,343
Likes: 19
Originally Posted by chris7777
wish the bus's were that cheap,now they ''are''a rip off!!
£2.50 one way on the bus to birkenhead from new ferry! or £4.20 day ticket which is cheaper if you use the bus a few times in the day.
That seems a mad pricing structure - a day ticket cheaper than a return???


We don't do charity in Germany, we pay taxes. Charity is a failure of governments' responsibilities - Henning Wehn

https://ddue.uk
P
PaulWirral
Unregistered
PaulWirral
Unregistered
P
Originally Posted by Lady_Lol
From Nutterbloke;

The Weekly ticket went up by 25p on Monday. Its great, still dirt cheap. still get a free coffee on the morning commute and its cheaper than the bus. They could have warned us tho. lots of ppl didnt have the xtra 25p


Cost me £16.00 today still for a weekly ticket! Bus driver must of not known!

Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 261
Addict
Offline
Addict
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 261
Originally Posted by PaulWirral
Originally Posted by Lady_Lol
From Nutterbloke;

The Weekly ticket went up by 25p on Monday. Its great, still dirt cheap. still get a free coffee on the morning commute and its cheaper than the bus. They could have warned us tho. lots of ppl didnt have the xtra 25p


Cost me £16.00 today still for a weekly ticket! Bus driver must of not known!


thats about the ferry prices

Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 261
Addict
Offline
Addict
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 261
Quote
That seems a mad pricing structure - a day ticket cheaper than a return???


? I got told by a driver you cant get returns anymore just day tickets

Last edited by Lady_Lol; 5th Apr 2011 9:23pm.
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 14,343
Likes: 19
Wiki Master
Offline
Wiki Master
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 14,343
Likes: 19
I guess the "Bus and boat returns" have gone as well then wink


We don't do charity in Germany, we pay taxes. Charity is a failure of governments' responsibilities - Henning Wehn

https://ddue.uk
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,315
Wiki Master
Offline
Wiki Master
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,315
Originally Posted by diggingdeeper
Originally Posted by chris7777
wish the bus's were that cheap,now they ''are''a rip off!!
£2.50 one way on the bus to birkenhead from new ferry! or £4.20 day ticket which is cheaper if you use the bus a few times in the day.
That seems a mad pricing structure - a day ticket cheaper than a return???

Yeah Mel gets em when she is working in the CAB, either £5.40 to Wallasey and back, or a day ticket for £4.20! You do the maths lmao! And on top of that, she was, until last week, attending Uni on the same days, so it would have been costing a further £2.60 from Wallasey to Liverpool. so £8.00 vs £4.20.

Those day tickets are certainly worth it, though having said that, you can get a saveaway for £4.60 and that covers the trains and First buses as well!! Though the day ticket on the buses covers the whole of the northwest and wales iirc?

Stupid pricing, I guess its more about getting the average spend per customer higher, but its outrageous when you think one stop on a train/bus can cost about £2.00 nowadays.

I remember, when I was a kid, Leasowe - Bidston station was 15p, now I dunno what the child fare is now, or what the adult fare was then, but the adult fares where around double the child fare. Im sure the last time I checked, it was like £1.50 to do the same route as an adult.

Page 1 of 2 1 2

Moderated by  Mod 

Link Copied to Clipboard
Random Wirral Images

Click to View Topic.
Newest Topics
Facial recognition coming in supermarkets?
by Excoriator - 27th Mar 2024 10:52am
Hot Spot Chippie Broadway
by Excoriator - 26th Mar 2024 7:57pm
Bolts at Bebington Road
by Excoriator - 23rd Mar 2024 9:48am
Netflix 3 Body Problem.
by BultacoAstro - 22nd Mar 2024 8:04am
Tall Brick Chimneys
by diggingdeeper - 16th Mar 2024 11:56am
For Sale & Free
Wisper electric bike. 36v .
by Dilly - 21st Mar 2024 7:36pm
This is Elvis
by GingerTom - 17th Mar 2024 2:37pm
Member Spotlight
diggingdeeper
diggingdeeper
Wirral
Posts: 14,343
Joined: July 2008
Today's Birthdays
There are no members with birthdays on this day.
New Wirral Info
Facial recognition coming in supermarkets?
by Excoriator - 27th Mar 2024 10:52am
Hot Spot Chippie Broadway
by Excoriator - 26th Mar 2024 7:57pm
Bolts at Bebington Road
by Excoriator - 23rd Mar 2024 9:48am
Get your Money Tree ready
by keef666 - 22nd Mar 2023 12:27pm
Restaurant/pub with outdoor seating - Bromborough
by CarterUSM - 7th Aug 2020 7:59pm
News : New Topics
Gaza
by diggingdeeper - 29th Oct 2023 9:28am
Lost river (Well, brook really)
by Excoriator - 10th Sep 2019 8:50am
New Enthusiast Forums
Netflix 3 Body Problem.
by BultacoAstro - 22nd Mar 2024 8:04am
Xbox
by TudorBlue - 3rd Mar 2024 8:48pm
Wiper mechanism needed
by Peter0787 - 20th Feb 2024 4:07pm
Popular Topics(Views)
5,067,823 WIKI WALK CHAT
4,013,760 Spotted!
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5