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A single fare is the fare for a one-way journey, purchased from the driver when you board the bus. You can buy a single ticket from the stop where you board to any other stop on the same bus route, and through Single Fares are also available to some other points on selected routes.

A single fare is the fare that the bus driver will automatically charge if you do not request any other type of ticket, or present a pre-purchased ticket, a discount pass or permit.

Day return tickets are available on service X46 between Rochdale and Manchester at the introductory price of £2.00

Fares for Children

Under Five's

Children aged under 5 travel free.

Aged 5 to 15 inclusive
As a company, we offer discounted travel to children aged 5 to 15 inclusive. Normally discounted return fares are not available to children unless specified otherwise. Further discounts are available to children travelling at off-peak times allowing them to travel further for less.

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Upon reaching secondary school age, children are advised to carry an Under 16's ID card in order to prove their age to drivers and therefore claim the discounted fare. Drivers will charge the normal adult fare to persons they suspect to be over the age of 15. These cards are available from our offices at 35 Bacup Road, Rawtenstall and at GMPTE travelshops. A valid birth certificate and passport sized photograph (to include on the pass) are all that is required to claim an identity card. No fee is charged.

Discounted Weekly Rover tickets are available to children in possession of an Under 16's ID card.

Within Greater Manchester however, children travel at the 'flat' concessionary rate,(currently 70p), regardless of the length of the journey. These fares are subsidised by GMPTE. This applies to journeys made which are wholly within the Greater Manchester Concessionary area.

Fares for Dogs

Guide Dogs for The Blind, Hearing Dogs for the Deaf, and dogs registered as Assistance Dogs are carried Free of Charge at all times. Such dogs are also carried free when under training.

Other dogs may be carried at the discretion of the bus driver, at a flat rate charge of 90p per individual journey made. From 11th May 2008 this will increase to £1.00

Other small domestic animals, in enclosed boxes or containers, are carried free, again at the discretion of the bus driver.

Discounted Tickets

Rossendale Rover Tickets

Rossendale Rovers are our most popular type of discounted ticket. These can be used for unlimited travel (*) throughout their period of validity. Daily or Weekly tickets can be purchased directly from the driver as you board the bus . Full day or Off-peak tickets are available.

Off Peak tickets are also valid all day on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

Current Rover Ticket Prices up until Saturday 5th July 2008

	Adult		Child or Young Person		Family
	Day	Week	Day	Week	Day
Peak (unlimited Travel each day)	£3.80	£15.00	£3.70	£13.00	N/A
Off Peak & Weekend (Valid after 0900 Mon-Fri plus all day Sat & Sun)	£3.50	£12.00	£3.50	£10.00	£9.00
Evening Rover (Valid after 1900hrs each day)	£2.40	N/A	£2.40	N/A	N/A

Rover Ticket Prices from Sunday 6th July 2008

	Adult		Child or Young Person		Family
	Day	Week	Day	Week	Day
Peak (unlimited Travel each day)	£3.90	£15.50	£3.90	£13.50	N/A
Off Peak & Weekend (Valid after 0900 Mon-Fri plus all day Sat & Sun)	£3.60	£13.00	£3.60	£11.00	£9.25
Evening Rover (Valid after 1900hrs each day)	£2.60	N/A	£2.60	N/A	N/A

Child Rover Tickets are available to persons aged under the 16 years of age and must be in possession of a valid Under 16's ID card which must be presented to the driver when purchasing the ticket and each time the Rover ticket is presented for use on bus. No other form of ID or proof of age is acceptable. Under 16's ID cards are available free of charge from our offices at Rawtenstall Bus Depot or at GMPTE travelshops.

Young Person's Rover Tickets are available to all persons aged between the ages of 16 and 18 inclusive. In order to buy (and use) a ticket, persons must be in possession of a Rossendale Transport Young Person's ID card. No other form of ID or proof of age is acceptable. Under 16's ID cards are available free of charge from our offices at Rawtenstall Bus Depot.

A Family Ticket can be used at off peak times and all day on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays and can be used for upto 2 adults and 2 children, or 1 adult and 3 children.

(*) - Unlimited travel on all Easyride bus services except certain (mainly schoolday) journeys operated under contract to Lancashire County Council or GMPTE on a cost

re-imbursement basis. Rossendale Rover tickets are not valid on Handyrider bus service 442 operated under contract to GMPTE. Please check our online timetables for validity before travelling.

System One Travelcards & Daysavers

In Greater Manchester a range of multi-operator tickets are available from System One Travelcards. These tickets are valid for use on almost all bus operator's services within Greater Manchester.

In addition to the Greater Manchester Metropolitan area these tickets can also be used on our services 446, 447, 464, and 466 throughout Whitworth as far as Bacup and also on services 243, 481, 482, and 483 as far as Edenfield (Quarryman's Inn) and on service 484 to Edenfield (Coach & Horses).

Please check the System One area Map before travelling. Available Here

System One offers a wide range of tickets suitable for most regular bus users' needs. Day tickets can be bought on bus with weekly, monthly and yearly tickets available at all GMPTE travelshops and now at all Paypoint outlets (subject to membership).

The range of tickets includes:

Any Bus Day Saver Tickets (Available On-Bus)

All Day Bus Only

Off Peak Bus Only (After 09300hrs)

Adults

Adult Bus Saver Weekly

Adult Bus Saver Monthly

Adult Bus Saver Annual

Young Persons Aged 16-19

Young Persons Bus Saver Weekly

Young persons Bus Saver Monthly

Young Persons Bus Saver Annual

Children

Junior Bus Saver 7 day

Junior Bus Saver Monthly

Students

Mature Students Annual Ticket

Student Young Persons Annual Ticket

For Full Details of the System One Travelcards Range, please see the System One Travelcards Website or telephone 0161 228 7811

Metro Cards

MetroCard is a discounted travel scheme available for use on most bus services within West Yorkshire. These are valid for travel on our services 49 and 50 within the West Yorkshire Boundary.

MetroCard repays regular travellers within the Metro area by cutting the cost of travel. You can buy one for a week, a month, a quarter (3 months) or a year. Choose a MetroCard just for bus travel or pick one that also covers rail journeys within the zones you select.

MetroCard means:

Savings for regular travellers

No hunting for change to buy a ticket for each journey

The great value for money travel cards which give virtually unlimited travel on buses or trains in West Yorkshire

Unlimited travel on train services within the zones you choose

Weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual options.

For full Details see the Metro Website Click Here