Tickets went up by an average of 4 per cent, with some single fares frozen, some rising and some actually going down.

There were differing views to the news from commuters at Halifax bus station.

"It is disgusting," said Linda Briggs, 45, of Greetland. Her daughter has to get three buses to get to school at Rastrick High.

"It costs £3 every day, it's an absolute fortune. It is just a joke," she said.

"Sometimes the buses miss and she is hanging about in the bus station when it is dark.

"It has been a nightmare. I have started to take driving lessons."
Danielle Moffatt, 18, of Wheatley, Halifax, said: "It is not really fair to keep putting prices up. I can understand why they do, but when is it going to stop?"

But Stefan Vasquez was much happier with the service. The 21-year-old from Sweden now lives in Halifax. He said: "I use the 503 to get to Huddersfield. It is quite good value for money.

"It is sad that during the morning they have cut down the number of trips but it is quite a good service in general."

Linda Marsden, 56, of Elland, regularly travels between Holywell Green and Halifax. Her weekly pass used to cost £14 and has now gone up to £15.

She said: "I don't think it's fair. My bus only comes once an hour, and it does not always come. It is not reliable.

"I would be prepared to pay more if they were more reliable."

Matthew Ball, 18, of Wheatley, Halifax, gets good value from his weekly pass. "It is all right because I get six buses a day. Sometimes they are late but they are not bad."

Muriel Westgate turned 60 and got her free bus pass three months ago.

"I think it is shocking for people who have to pay. Before I got my pass I was paying £3 a day. I was very limited, I could only afford it once a week. It is too expensive," she said.

The cost of adult single tickets has increased as follows: a 60p ticket is now 70p, a £1.10 ticket now £1.30 and a £1.25 ticket has risen to £1.30.

The £1.35 ticket went up to £1.50 and the £1.70 and £1.80 tickets now costs £2. FirstDay tickets have gone up from £3.50 to £3.70 and The FirstDay Out ticket from £3.50 to £3.60. FirstWeek tickets went up £1 to £15.

But fares have been frozen for adult single journeys costing £1, £1.50 and £2. A £1.05 single ticket has been reduced by 5p and the 80p single ticket reduced to 70p