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          PARK AND RIDE FINANCIAL POSITION                            

ON BUS TRANSACTIONS

Trend between October 2008 and September 2009

2007           2008           Difference

October                 46776                   45769                   -1007                   -2%

November              51347                   46987                   -4360                   -8%

December              54453                   54142                   -311            -1%

                                       2008           2009           Difference

January                 43901                   41504                   -2397                   -5%

February                41125                   36718                   -4407                   -11%

March                    40087                   40276                   +189              0%

April                      43474                   36350                   -7124                   -16%

May                       40978                   33875                   -7103                   -17%

June                      40186                   36080                   -4106                   -10%

July                       43119                   37237                   -5882                   -14%

August                  40037                   34017                   -6020                   -15%

September             43125                   35706                   -7419                   -17%

Total                   528608        478661                 -49947                   -9%

The figures for March and April are distorted due to Easter being in March in 2008 and April in 2009.

Sales of season tickets initially remained stable. However Kent County Council reduced the number they purchase for their staff from 215 to 199 in April 2009, and then 192 from October 2009 a reduction of 11%).

Reimbursement for acceptance of the national bus pass in 2009/10 is expected to be in the region of £200,000, which is just under £1.00 per return journey, slightly above the figure for 2008/09. This includes a standard flat rate payment per journey which is made to all operators towards additional operational costs.

The trend for the thirty week period from the last week of February to the third week of September has shown an average decrease in revenue of 12%.

The figures for each site during this period are shown on the next page;-

Comparison – 30 weeks from the end of February/early March to the third week of September.

   2008                  2009           Difference

Willington Street

Peak                       25072                  18864                   -6208                   -25%

Off peak                  77563                 75939                   -1624                    -  2%

Total                      102640                 94807                   -7833                   -  8%

London Road

Peak                        23226                 17927                   -  5299        -23%

Off peak                  82837                 64547                   -18290        -22%

Total                      106063                 82474                   -23589        -22%

Sittingbourne Road

Peak                        38694                 31683                   -7011                   -18%

Off peak                  37902                 41131                  +3229                  + 9%

Total                        76605                 72815                   -3790                   - 5%

Total – all three sites

Peak                        86644                 68479        -18518        -21%

Off peak               197177                181617         -16685        -  8%

Total                     285308                         250096         -35212         -12%