Cost of away coach travel
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MB1980
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Insurance certainly has gone up a fair bit.
SlowDownDerek
UTC Legend
Why not Bluebird? Wages in the industry are certainly increasing significantly.
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bournemouthsufc
Reserves
The club makes no profit on away coach travel. It does feel like its a lot more expensive these days though.
I like how Southampton has a good independant travel alternative ...
www.southamptonawaytravel.co.uk
I like how Southampton has a good independant travel alternative ...
The best way to see Southampton FC play | Southampton Away Travel
Southampton Away Travel provdes travel in comfort by coach and arrive in style from Southampton to your designated football away match venue.
www.southamptonawaytravel.co.uk
DJ
Moderator
Just as a comparison when we first started doing the sponsorship for the coaches in 2010, coach tickets to London games were 1/3rd cheaper than they are now.
If you compare that to petrol prices over that same time…
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It looks reasonable? Especially when you consider other costs that have increased over the past 13 years.
* Should add - We’ve never had any input on how much the coach prices are.
If you compare that to petrol prices over that same time…
UK pump prices over time
This chart tracks the changes in petrol and diesel prices over time (weekly on a Monday, rolling ten year period) and is based on BEIS data published each Tuesd
www.racfoundation.org
It looks reasonable? Especially when you consider other costs that have increased over the past 13 years.
* Should add - We’ve never had any input on how much the coach prices are.
MB1980
UTC Legend
Just as a comparison when we first started doing the sponsorship for the coaches in 2010, coach tickets to London games were 1/3rd cheaper than they are now.
If you compare that to petrol prices over that same time…
UK pump prices over time
This chart tracks the changes in petrol and diesel prices over time (weekly on a Monday, rolling ten year period) and is based on BEIS data published each Tuesd
It looks reasonable? Especially when you consider other costs that have increased over the past 13 years.
* Should add - We’ve never had any input on how much the coach prices are.
Yeah exactly. Like a lot of things, rises are inline with inflation.
Problem is, most peoples income hasn't risen at same rate...
davidwhitehead
Fans' Favourite
Personally, I prefer the Stoke City model. Free way travel for all supporters, every game.The club makes no profit on away coach travel. It does feel like its a lot more expensive these days though.
I like how Southampton has a good independant travel alternative ...
The best way to see Southampton FC play | Southampton Away Travel
Southampton Away Travel provdes travel in comfort by coach and arrive in style from Southampton to your designated football away match venue.
Free away coach travel to continue in 2023/24
The Potters to provide complimentary official coach travel for Championship fixtures in the 2023/24 season.
www.stokecityfc.com
I'd be amazed if the club weren't making any kind of profit on coach travel. Jim will look at it as a profit centre, just like everything else.
DJ
Moderator
If there is it would come from the sponsorship.
Thankfully gone of the days that the sponsorship money was set up to make sure a coach was run for every game, rather than cancelled at short notice because it was set to run at a loss.
Over the course of the season many coaches would run not full and so would “lose” money. Then when other games a coach ran full it would top the pot back up. Over the course of a season it would pretty much break even or close to.
It’s a costly scheme to run, but vital for supporters.
