NOW that the Environment Department has called the bluff of more than half the States members and implemented enormous percentage increases in bus fares with effect from yesterday, the scene is set for something of a showdown.

MEMBERS of the Bus Users Group are disappointed by the Environment Department’s decision to press ahead with a fare rise from 60p to £1 from Sunday.

ISLANDERS should not blame taxi drivers for the 4.5% rise in fares, according to a spokesman for the Taxi Owners’ Federation. ISLANDERS should not blame taxi drivers for the 4.5% rise in fares, according to a spokesman for the Taxi Owners’ Federation. Mike Mauger, of the federation, said it was based on an independent report [...]