英国德比郡的一项巴士票价优惠方案引发争议，因为折扣仅通过应用程序提供，导致没有智能手机的学童被迫支付更高费用。1一名11岁女孩因无法获得b_line卡应用程序的折扣，需要每年额外支付546英镑的巴士费用。1该应用程序为18岁及以下乘客设定单次车费上限为1.50英镑，但Trentbarton巴士公司的售票机无法读取当地委员会签发的实体卡片。1
这一政策与英国6月实施的学校禁用手机政策形成冲突，引起家长和儿童倡导组织的强烈批评。1超过20万名家长签署了Smartphone Free Childhood运动的协议，承诺至少延迟到14岁才给孩子配备智能手机。1该运动联合创始人Daisy Greenwell表示，"低收入家庭拥有智能手机实际上成为了获得更便宜巴士票价的代价"。1倡导者呼吁政府和巴士公司提供非数字化的替代方案，以确保所有学童获得平等对待。1若家庭有第二个孩子同样没有智能手机，额外成本将上升至每年1100英镑。1
Students in Derbyshire, England, are facing significantly increased transportation costs if they do not own smartphones, as local bus operators have made fare discounts available exclusively through a mobile application.1 An 11-year-old girl must pay an additional £546 per year for bus travel because she cannot access the discounted b_line card offered only via app, with fares capped at £1.50 per journey for passengers aged 18 and under through the digital system.1 Trentbarton bus company's ticket machines are unable to read the cards issued by the local authority through traditional means, leaving families without smartphones with no way to obtain the reduced fares.1
Parents and child advocacy groups have condemned the policy as contradictory to the government's own regulations, noting that the United Kingdom banned smartphone use in schools in June.1 According to Daisy Greenwell, co-founder of the Smartphone Free Childhood campaign, "owning a smartphone has effectively become the price low-income families must pay to access cheaper bus tickets."1 Over 200,000 parents have already signed a pledge through the Smartphone Free Childhood movement, committing to delay giving their children smartphones until at least age 14.1 If a second child in a household also lacks a smartphone, the annual additional cost would reach £1,100.1 Advocates are calling on the government and bus companies to provide non-digital alternatives for fare discounts.
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