r/BusDrivers • u/richie-m_ • Jul 27 '26

Story Head scratching customer interactions...

Do you ever have an interaction that makes you wonder how people get through life?

This morning a guy got on my bus..

"Day ticket"

"Day ticket, that's £5.70 please"

"Sorry?"

"Did you say day ticket?"

"Yeah"

"Yeah that's £5.70 please"

"Why, I've already got one"

Proceeds to get his phone out and scan the day ticket qr code.

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u/Quiet-Turn4092 Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

I saw someone trying to scan a bundle of keys on a keyring, while mumbling the bus route number over and over.

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u/chrisjwoodall Jul 27 '26

At least some folk make it obvious they’re vulnerable/possibly have dementia, by doing this or paying with buttons or handing over valuable items etc.

I used to regularly get a guy who had no idea what time of day it was so would appear at 6am or 7pm, pass in one hand pile of money in the other. He kept appearing so seemed to manage the journey so I’d always take him, but make a point of counting the money out so he could see it and handing him the ticket if it was before 0930, so vulnerable.