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I used to work as a bus driver & there’s a certain customer that really annoys us and they’d have no idea why…until now
There's a good reason they prefer you to pay with change rather than notes
A BUS driver has revealed the one customer that annoys them - and the reason why will leave you shosked.
Charmane Isabella, from the UK, took to social media to dish the tea.
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"Have you ever got on a bus, given a bus driver a £20 note and they literally look at you like you've just killed their cat?" she began.
Charmane revealed she was a bus driver for seven years and it was a common occurrence with passengers.
She explained that after you qualify to drive buses and learn the routes you are given a uniform.
At this point, I'm panicking
Charmane Isabella
But she revealed that many bus companies fail to give bus drivers a till float - meaning they use their own change to fill up the register.
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On her first day on the road, Charmane said she had about £3 to her name as she hadn't received a paycheck yet.
But she was still expected to get a float sorted for her first journey.
"At this point, I'm panicking," she added.
And what did her first customer of the day do? She gave her a £20 note.
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Charmane had no idea what to do as she couldn't give her the correct change and letting a customer on for free was a sackable offence - not what you want to happen on your first day of a new job.
In the end, once she was paid, she took £60 out of her own money to make her own float - but it still wasn't enough.
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Most days she would run out of change and have to offer a 'change voucher' for their next bus ride, but customers didn't love the idea.
The frustration was a common occurrence and often left Charmane with little money for herself she said.
"So that's why some bus drivers probably look at you like you've done something really bad when you get on a bus with a £20 note," she explained.
The clip posted to her TikTok account @charsbusbanter has since gone viral with over 112k likes.
People were quick to take to the comments to share their thoughts on the situation.
One person wrote: "Wait the driver has to provide the float! That’s insane. I’m glad the bus I use has an app so I can use passes on my phone."
Another commented: "The buses in my area only take the exact amount of cash. If you put in more you will not get change."
"I find it so much easier now you can use contactless instead of buying random packs of chewing gum for change," penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: "I was refused entry onto a bus because I only had a tenner."
"Can't believe they didn't give you a float,” claimed a fifth.
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Someone else added: "As if! I never knew this!"
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