No Change From The Buses

Sir, - As we made our way sluggishly through Dublin traffic this morning, the driver cheerily informed us that from January next…

Sir, - As we made our way sluggishly through Dublin traffic this morning, the driver cheerily informed us that from January next Dublin Bus will no longer issue change receipts and that in the absence of the correct change or prepaid tickets any excess money paid will be kept.

Is this the modern version of highway robbery The current system of change receipts is somewhat ineffectual but at least there is some chance of reclaiming your hard-earned cash or donating the money to charity.

One can only hope the extra revenue earned will be used to improve the service - though that hardly seems a fitting word for what passes for public transport in this country. - Yours, etc.,

Elaine Hickey, Montpelier Hill, Dublin 7.