The cost of living crisis is turning transport costs into a luxury, a charity says.
A hospital worker rents a moped from a charity to get to work because running a personal vehicle is expensive and bus services are too infrequent.
The Welsh government said it was investing in services that help travel in an "affordable and convenient" way.Ms Nolan rents the moped because her motorbike broke down and she cannot afford to replace it, and the bus service is too expensive and runs near her home only twice a day. The bus schedule also does not fit in with her shifts."Where I live, which is in the countryside, there are two buses a day and a shuttle which you have to book in advance," she said.
Nicola rents her moped from the Preseli Rural Transport Association, and its manager Caroline Wilson says transport is becoming too expensive. In Ebbw Vale, bus passenger Roy Cunningham, 81, said there were fewer buses running through the town.He said: "The services can be unreliable and I find that I can't get a bus to the big Grange Hospital now as well. At my age it can be difficult to get about."
"The majority of local authorities have over half their populations paying more than 10% of their household income on transport, which is the level considered for being in transport poverty. It is even worst in valleys communities with more than half of households facing those costs.
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