Welsh operator Phil Anslow & Sons has been running the unusual promotion to thank passengers for their loyalty
Owner of bus and coach operator Phil Anslow & Sons, based in Pontypool, Phil Anslow says the company is to give out 2,500 Lotto tickets on its services, which serve towns including Abertillery, Cwmbran, Abergavenny, Monmouth, Brynmawr and other locations around South Wales.
Explaining the idea, Phil said: “We did it a few years ago and it went down well. Really, we wanted to thank the people that use our vehicles and are paying our wages. Without them, our drivers wouldn’t be employed.”
The company says it is aiming to give away 2,500 Lotto tickets to its customers across the region, worth £5,000 in total. The give-away began on Monday 5 August, and the company said that by 7 August 400 had already been given away, whilst by Saturday 10 August, 1,200 tickets had been given to customers. The give-away was set to end by Monday 19 August, or once the tickets had run out.
Phil added: “We’ve come to the conclusion that our customers matter to us. This is our way of saying ‘thank you very much’ for your support and good luck. It would be amazing if someone won a big prize, as we wouldn’t have to advertise for 20 years if somebody won.”
However, he also added: “We have told our customers that if they hit big-time and win big, the condition is they give us £50k back, so we can buy 2,500 lotto tickets that we can give to customers for the next 10 years. That’s to give everybody the same chance.”
