Commuter Club
Commuter Travel Club for cheaper bus fares
Aim:
Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch are one of the most congested areas in the UK. In fact, according to Fuel Genie we are the 3rd most congested area!
Along with BCP council, we are keen to encourage more people to leave their cars at home and choose more sustainable methods of travelling.
1 double decker bus has the potential to take 75 cars off the road
So, we would like to invite locally based businesses to sign up and encourage their staff to switch to commuting by bus.
BCP council has been awarded Bus Service Improvement Plan funding to improve and promote bus travel. We are using some of this funding to launch our Commuter Club. Following the latest news that the £2 fare will come to an end as of 31 December and the new fare cap becomes £3, the commuter club offers even better value. We are able to continue the commuter club offer until at least 31 March 2025.
As an employer you are encouraged to sign up for this scheme to enable your staff to have cheaper bus fares via the more bus app. Depending on the size of your business you will be required to pay an membership fee (which will be annual if the scheme continues) and complete a short application form here.
| No of employees | 1-100 | 101-250 | 251-500 | 501-1000 | 1000+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| annual fee | £25 | £62.50 | £125 | £250 | £500 |
To pay the joining fee choose the relevant business size that fits your business
IT WILL LOOK LIKE A TICKET, BUT IT ISN'T ACTUALLY VALID FOR TRAVEL.
Once you have made your membership payment, please contact our customer service team on 01202 338420 and and they will then ask you to provide your employe ID so we can set them up for the scheme.
With the commuter club your employees will benefit from £1 bus tickets available in bundles of 20 and can make up to 5 purchases at the discounted rate. The discount will be applied at the checkout once the one off verification process has been completed. When you see the ticket listed it will show as £40, but once you proceed to the checkout, the discount will be automatically applied and you pay £20.
These multi-trip bundles can be used as single tickets any time they want to travel. They are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.
Many people are now working part-time or have a hybrid working week which is why these are suitable for the modern commuter.
They will be valid in morebus zone A which reflects the BCP boundary.
After their first 100 trips they will then benefit from "Commuter Club only bundles" of 10 trips at a 20% discount, which will be just £1.60 per trip whilst the Government £2 fare cap is in place.
This is to allow them time to form a new travel habit; as according to research it takes an average of 66 days to form a new habit.
Once you have paid your membership fee, your employees who want to take advantage of the cheap bus travel will need to download the app, create an account, veryify their email address as well as complete an annual verification process where they will need to upload a photo and provide a copy of their staff ID. We will need an example of this from you their employer in advance. If employees don't have ID cards, this could be something on headed paper stating their name, job title and a photo. We would need to see a sample copy of this in advance so that we know what to expect when they try to verify.
Click here to view our Commuter Club ticket guide.
Employee Benefits
- Supports recruitment and retention
- A recent IBM survey reported that 71% of employees believe environmentally sustainable companies are more attractive employers
- Contributes to Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR)
Staff Benefits
- Cheaper commuting costs!
- Bus passengers on average undertake 20 minutes of exercise per day as part of their journey which will often be cycling or walking before or after their bus trip
Wider Benefits
- If everyone in the UK switched just one car journey a month to a bus journey there would be a billion fewer car journeys and a saving of 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year
- 55% of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK are from cars and just 3% are from buses
Benefits of using the More Bus app
- You can buy tickets straight on to your phone!
- You can track your bus in live time!
- You can journey plan - evening finding out how much Co2 you can save compared to driving!
- You can personalise the app so it is tailored to your preferences, just how you like to use it!
- You will find up-to-date service updates such as roadworks that may affect your journey!