Rather an old link, I'm afraid, but this article purports to show how the free bus pass system helps local economies. I'm one of the unlucky ones who won't get a pass till I'm 66, but I can see that this is true of my friends, and I would certainly be jaunting off more if I could get into town without it costing me a fiver each time.
www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/09/scrapping-free-bus-travel-older-people-cost
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