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WQ270/2018 number of avanchi cards issued

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WQ.270/2018

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

BY DEPUTY S.M. AHIER OF ST. HELIER

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2018

Question

Will the Minister advise the Assembly how many Avanchi Access cards have been issued since the inception of the scheme?

Answer

As of 31 October 2018 a total of 471 "Avanchiaccess" disabled persons' bus passes have been issued, this number having grown from the 152 passes issued during the first month that the pilot scheme was in operation following its launch on 01 March 2017.

6,713 journeys using an AvanchiAccess pass were recorded across the public transport network during October 2018, an average of 217 journeys per day. The number of journeys per passholder has averaged 14.5 over the period March 2017 to October 2018.