Arriva bus passengers to receive £30,000 in giveaways

Bus users in Milton Keynes can make saving money a late new year’s resolution after Arriva the Shires and Essex announced it will giveaway £30,000 in discounts.

The bus company, which runs services in and around Milton Keynes and across the the Shires and Essex, is offering the discounts on Day and Weekly tickets bought through its innovative m-ticketing technology.

Bus passengers will get 30p off the price of a Day Saver ticket and £1 off a Weekly Saver when they buy tickets on their mobile phone as an m-ticket.

Arriva pioneered the use of m-tickets on bus services when it launched the service before Christmas, and now bus users can buy Day Savers, Weekly Savers and 4-Weekly Savers on their phone at any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Linsey Frostick, customer services manager for Arriva the Shires and Essex, said: “All customers have to do is visit www.arrivabus.co.uk and complete the quick and easy registration process, during which the m-ticket application is downloaded to their phone. Then they can simply buy and store tickets until they’re ready to activate it and hop on a bus. All they need to do is show their ticket to the driver on their phone screen.

“There are many benefits for customers – no more fumbling for change when they get on the bus; it’s quick, easy and twice as secure as typical online transactions. And if customers change their plans after they’ve bought their ticket, it won’t be wasted – they can just keep it on their phone until they’re ready to go.”

The Arriva ticket sale will for a limited time only. Sale prices will continue until discounts worth £30,000 have been given away.

Linsey Frostick added: “Saver tickets offer terrific value anyway, but it really is a case of ‘Hurry while stocks last’ to get an even bigger bargain. Customers should remember that there is always 10 percent off 4-Weekly Saver tickets bought either online or as m-tickets.”

To register for m-tickets, or to find out more about how they work, simply visit www.arrivabus.co.uk

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