Being an old git, over 60, I've got a bus pass. As I'm on a limited retirement income this has proved very useful over the last couple of years.
Until yesterday I just showed my pass to the driver as I boarded the bus. But yesterday the driver asked me to place my pass onto a glass plate on top of his ticket machine. The machine emitted a 'beep!' sound as it registered my pass.
This set me wondering - is the bus company now going to be able monitor my journeys and will they be in a position to give the data to any other organisations? Is the data ultimately going to be used to get rid of bus passes altogether? What else will they use the data for?
I've written to the local transport authorities asking for answers to these questions. If I'm not happy with the answers that I receive I might have to go for a FOI request.