If you have a medical condition or a disability, you can add a companion pass—so your friend rides for free, too. Suddenly, you’re the most popular person in your bingo club.
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I once watched a woman use her pass to audition a new walking stick. She’d ride a bus for a few stops, test the grip, then hop on the next one back. The driver didn’t care. He just nodded like she was a bus-walking deity.
And here’s the surprising fact: the pass is not just for buses. It works on Tramlink in Croydon and the Emirates Air Line cable car. You can glide across the Thames like a pensioner James Bond.
The Age of Indignation
Yes, you have to be 60, but the pass is not means-tested. You could be a millionaire or a broke poet—the bus doesn’t care. It loves you equally.
But be warned: you will develop a strong opinion on bus design. The new Routemasters? “Too quiet,” grumble the old guard. The bendy buses? Don’t even get them started. You’ll become a bus critic.
I’ve heard people argue about the best seat—front upper deck for views, back lower deck for socializing. It’s deeper than politics.
