I AM writing not to protest about fare increases but to ask whether it is time to change the subject and to point out that not all bus users in the city think it is so important an issue.

It occurs to me that some time in the future historians who are using newspapers for purposes of research will form an opinion based on letters to the editor of what were the main concerns of York citizens in the early 21st century. I would like such future researchers to know that they should take such correspondence on this matter with a "pinch of salt".

There have been a lot of whingers protesting, yes - but bus passengers whose fare was £1 last year are not writing, because their fare is still £1; and Park & Ride passengers are not writing because their fare has not increased.

Passengers whose fare last year was £1.60 or £2.10 are not writing because their fares have been reduced to £1.50 or £2. So I hope the editor will stop printing any more moans on what after all is "a storm in a teacup".

I would ask Peter Edwards, in view of the loss of goodwill towards First York, to consider reducing fares after 7pm and on Sunday, when services are reduced, perhaps to a £1 flat single fare and £2 for all-day tickets, hopefully generating more ticket sales.

John Robson,

Dringthorpe Road,

Dringhouses,

York.

Updated: 10:32 Friday, January 20, 2006