But, hang on a minute....
Haven't the over 60's ALWAYS had free travel - granted they were limited to their particular 'region' where they could use the buses before, but now they can use the bus no matter what region they are in.
Simply put, the number of over 60's hasn't been increased dramatically by the Government or anyone else. I doubt very much that they are travelling out of their original 'region' much anyway, so has the amount of over 60's taking advantage of this initiative really increased, or is it just an excuse used by the bus companies for poor / inadequate service, or an excuse for local councils to increase council tax???