"It's an ongoing issue and one day I'm sure government will do something about it."
Sîan Rees, chair of the Rural Youth Network, said that there was currently a "sticking plaster" approach to public transport for young people in rural areas.
"There are schemes like Wheels to Work that help overcome the barriers young people in rural areas face, but district and county councils need to come together to discuss the issue," she said.
The 10-year youth strategy, published last summer, identified transport as one of the biggest problems facing young people accessing services. But it placed the onus on local authorities and voluntary groups to negotiate a better with transport operators in their regions.
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