slugger Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 denarii by judging some of the folk on here:hihi: :hihi: We're talking bus fares, not chariot rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidneystone Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Or 2d change from a tanner. Never understood what the "d" at the end meant. e.g. "p" means pence ? d stands for denarius http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/moneyold.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugger Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 d stands for denarius http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/moneyold.htm Thanks for the link How old fashioned and outdated we were back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richkent Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Thanks for the link How old fashioned and outdated we were back then We still use '£' a stylised 'L' for libra, Latin for pound (weight). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michie Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I remember it going up from 10p to 15p this was sometime when i was at Meadowhead school so between 1992 - 1997 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Total Chaos Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Im sure it was 2p in the mid 80s? Yeah, it was.I used to pay 2p from Ecclesfield comp and home to Chapeltown.Then it went to 5p to 10p to 15p and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petecob Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 around 1978 it was 2p for kids, mi dad use to pay 8p from town to wybourn ( windsor ) on 56 bus as it was then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe-b-1 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Im sure it was 2p in the mid 80s? Yep 2p everywhere. Then it went on a right price hike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugger Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Yep 2p everywhere. Then it went on a right price hike. 2p for kids yes. When the price hike kicked in, my usual fare shot up to 30p (from 10p). Couldn't believe it. Made everyone late for work, while the poor drivers had to contend with disgruntled passengers complaining about the massive hikes ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petecob Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 if i remember right, was this not the time when the conservatives where in power, and other bus companies started to take some routes on, and local councils stopped the subsidised fares like they used to, it went from, 2, 5, 10, 30p onwards n upwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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