§ 72 and 73. Dr. David Owenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list the provisions of the Road Traffic Acts which allow an omnibus authority to retain permanently the change which would normally be given after the distance travelled by a passenger boarding an omnibus but who has only tendered a 50p piece;
(2) if he will list the provisions of the Road Traffic Acts which provide for the refusal of permission for an intending passenger to board an omnibus, which allow for the removal of a passenger from an omnibus, and which provide for the refusal of permission to board or continue the journey because of an inability to tender a coin less than a 50 piece.
§ Mr. RipponRegulations made under Section 147 of the Road Traffic Act 1960 require each passenger to pay the fare for his journey on demand and provide for his removal from the bus if he refuses. I am advised that there is no legal requirement to give change if an exact fare is not tendered, but one would expect bus operators to have alternative arrangements where change is not given on the bus.