For the last three years, retired civil servant Julia d’Silva has sat on the upper deck of a Tower Transit bus during her daily journey from Clementi to the city.

On Friday, however, the 71-year-old was told by the service 106 bus driver to find a seat on the lower deck instead.

It was only after Ms d’Silva told him that she has been sitting at the upper deck for years that the bus driver let her go up to the deck – where she likes to sit and read during the ride.