Rural life is very different and not what BoJo is on about. They want office workers back in city centres spending money on coffee and food, shopping in lunch hour etc..
The council run long stay car parks are £12 for >4 hours, some do a £216 for a pack of 20 deal or £2,496 annual pass. Sort stay are £4 for 2 hours maximum, but some do have the same annual pass option.
There are 4 Park & Ride sites on the outskirts open 6:15 to 21:15 Free parking and the normal First Bus fare of £4.50 a day, £18.90 a week, £72.60 a month or £715 a year.
There are several “Metro” bus routes now with express lanes (until they get into the centre) and enhanced frequencies, same prices. However most buses are arterial routes, going cross town is very difficult and usually quicker going in and out if there is a Metro route.
The larger commuter towns, Portishead, Clevedon, Yate, Nailsea etc have express routes, especially at rush hour, and the prices are a little more. Some have rail options too, but Temple Meads is some way off of Bristol centre.
So, from the view of a Bristol office commuter, are you going to use your car? Especially as you probably have a bus pass already. But how will you get on with a covid restricted bus service running at 25% capacity? The buses are full at rush hour time with some routes having extra buses.
They just don’t think any of this through.
