IN response to Miss Edmonds' letter that proposes that pensioners’ passes should be valid from 9am instead of 9.30am as many drivers will not let them board "even if there is one minute to go."

And what happens at 8.59am?

Should they be valid from 8.30am to allow them on the bus?

The solution is simple: Use the free pass after 9.30am or pay the fare. And don't complain to the driver that is simply doing their job.

Adam Costello by email