Stagecoach/Provincial

My daughter was thirteen last May and has begun to worry that she might be turned off the school bus, operated by First Provincial, for not having enough bus fare. So I thought I should enquire about an "under 16 bus pass" to prove she was entitled to half fares. We had to get passport photograghs taken and take them to Fareham, Portsmouth or Gosport (the shortest journey being at least 15 minutes) with her birth certificate to collect the pass. The person on the telephone said she should be alright to use this pass on Stagecoach buses too,(She only uses First Provincial to get to and from school). But, on enquiring with Stagecoach they say some of their drivers would not accept the provincial pass so she has to have a second pass saying exactly the same thing!. Don't you think the companies could get together and issue a pass that every bus/train company would recognise. What a waste of time, money - mine and theirs and paperwork!