Over 60′s in the United Kingdom are entitled to free bus passes. A good scheme to get cars off the road while helping the elderly. The Isles of Scilly recently received a grant from the UK Government of £51,000 to supply the free bus passes to the Islands’ over sixties.

Only one problem – there are no public buses on the Isles of Scilly, just a few tourist only buses.

The island council was entitled to the money and claimed it and will use it to subsidise boat trips to the mainland, where the bus pass holders can use all of England’s buses for free. Now there’s a council that is looking after its residents.