That's putting it mildly. He was quite aggressive and intransigent, not what you want from your friendly bus driver.
Thinking about it logically, did he think I'd nicked it or was using it illegally ? I'm quite obviously over 60 and he could see that the card expired 5 days ago. He must know that there are always delays between a card expiring and the activation of a replacement. Nah, he's just a horrible guy.