Haha i think the one your on about is the one i posted about
(16 Sep 2013, 8:35 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Haha i think the one your on about is the one i posted about
Whoops, completely missed it.
There has been a bit more added to it
Just stumbled across this cracker from someone wanting info about prices on the TTX to Boro.
Then in amongst all of the tooing and froing, this:
Andy Clifford You could use the one pass from Gateshead to testosterone roundabout then pay from there and vice versa
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This one made me laugh. They're like little kids.
Bearing in mind this discussion had been taking place several hours earlier and had obviously ended, the clock struck 5 and Hignett ran down.... Hickery dickery dock!
He must have just appeared from no-where to comment on the guys spelling after he said the services were
appauling .
Ian Hignett Rather like your spelling!
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David Lenny-heww Leonard Cant remember anyone asking your opinion, can you
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George William Stewart this is a open forum so any one can comment danny and company
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Fyacebuk Polis Oh, the clock has gone 5. Go North East have clocked off and the big boys have came out to play.
Absolutely pathetic!
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Ian Hignett If you want others commenting then don't post on an open forum.
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George William Stewart no u r the pathetic one mr or mrs polis
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Fyacebuk Polis George, what benefit have you got from posting 'this is a open forum so any one can comment danny and
company' on a post which had been resolved 5 hours ago?
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Leyland Olympian Just as much benefit as Mr Hignett commenting on someone's spelling several hours later. I find it appalling that he hasn't commented on George's
though. Rather inconsistent.
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Fyacebuk Polis Whoo hooo, Mr Hignett! Mr Hignett, whooo hooo, you missed George's spelling mistakes. Leyland, I'm sure
he will spot them in 5 hours time
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Ken Kennedy Boy George. Any culture club reunions planned like?
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(16 Sep 2013, 8:50 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]Just stumbled across this cracker from someone wanting info about prices on the TTX to Boro.
Then in amongst all of the tooing and froing, this:
LOL - testosterone roundabout!
(07 Sep 2013, 7:48 pm)aureolin wrote [ -> ]haha I'll be back down Brighton myself for conference by then. I was actually tempted to go to the Labour Party conference this month, just for an excuse to get a few photos! I'm definitely taking the DSLR this time though.
Dragging up on an old conversation here, but I'm just starting to get through some photos now, Adrian!
Photos from 17/07 and 18/07 are up now. May be a few of interest if anyone wants to head to my photostream. Just North East ones at the moment though! Target is to get them all uploaded by 28/09 so I don't have a massive backlog for when I go to Edinburgh (again)!
I imagine I will get 19/07, 20/07, 21/07 and 22/07 done tonight as there's not so many photos in comparison!
In a bizarre attempt to seemingly pretend he does work for GNE, everyone's favourite has answered a question about the Key Card with the following response
Ian Hignett Which college? and last 6 digits of the card No.
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As Leyland and Fyacebuk have quite rightly pointed out, what Ian intends to do with that information is anyones guess
Q. How do you know when GNE's Facebook page is out of control?
A. When Arriva North East management start promoting the services they offer on their page.
We'll be at Durham University tomorrow promoting our services and ticket options for students
Pop along to the Palatine Centre at the Science Site in Durham between 11am and 2pm
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Lisa Taylor What if you can't attend? What are the benefits?
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Mark Ellis If you work at the University you should be getting an email with the information you need
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Pauline Harrison Baker There aren,t any benefits. It,s a fortune for college students to get from Tyne and Wear to Durham.!!
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Mark Ellis It's only £14.90 for a week when bought online or £53 for a month with key lifestyle & that's regionwide travel - good value that
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Lee Joshi i dont trust anyone from go north east ..con people ..ripping disabled off ...
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John Lawson How is the disabled getting ripped off if they have a pass they get free travel
4 hours ago via mobile · Like · 1
Joanne Heron What about Durham sixth form? Do the 16 year olds from there get any decent travel options, it's costing £5.70 a day to get my 16 yr old to Durham city from Hetton bus station, bloody shocking that the kids can't get any discounts whilst going from Tyne and Wear to Durham! It's costing £115 a month for a round trip of a total if 12 mile a day! Is there anything else that will work out cheaper that will allow him to travel at 8am & 4pm cos the ticket I looked at excluded peak times, what's the point if that when kids start college at 9am? Any advice of the best option?
2 hours ago via mobile · Like · 1
Mark Ellis The Get Around tickets are available to all under 22's in full time education - have a look at www.simplygo.com/getaround for more info
Get Around
www.simplygo.com
Whether you’re at school, college or university you can save on your bus travel ...See more
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Richard McGowan Or if you travel between Framwellgate Moor and Middlesbrough, you can go for free on Arriva X1, just show your campus card!
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Classic!
Who's Mark Ellis? Does he work for GNE or is he another 'helper'?
(18 Sep 2013, 5:43 am)aureolin wrote [ -> ]Who's Mark Ellis? Does he work for GNE or is he another 'helper'?
It is the old Arriva Bod, who now works for GNE.
He got a mention in a GNE link just last night.
(17 Sep 2013, 5:36 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]In a bizarre attempt to seemingly pretend he does work for GNE, everyone's favourite has answered a question about the Key Card with the following response
As Leyland and Fyacebuk have quite rightly pointed out, what Ian intends to dweo with that information is anyones guess
Has anyone reported that?
Grounds to ban him
(18 Sep 2013, 9:05 pm)gtomlinson wrote [ -> ]Has anyone reported that?
Grounds to ban him
The comment from Ian and subsequent comments from a couple of 'characters' outing him as a 50 odd year old civil servant (something along those lines, I can't remember exactly) who doesn't go to his local library as well as his wifes name - have all been deleted, presumably by GNE staff.
Just looking at the GNE page a few minutes ago and he is still posting.
Someone should complain to Go North East about Higgnett asking for people's key card details, that's getting into data protection and stuff?
(18 Sep 2013, 10:11 pm)CatsFast101 wrote [ -> ]Someone should complain to Go North East about Higgnett asking for people's key card details, that's getting into data protection and stuff?
It probably is - in fact it definitely is.
What he could do with the information is another thing.
I had a look on the forum earlier today and he was still stirring up angst with the posters - in the same conversation GNE were.
One of the passengers got around the posts being deleted for swearing, by calling him a 'door knob'.
GNE haven't deleted it haha.
Jody Bob Partington
I am on the 44 from durham to newcastle I would just like to say the bus drivers customer service skills are appauling.I work for M+S and we strive for good customer service our customers mean everything to us. Obvs this is not the same for GNE. I do not apprieciate being spoken to like a piece of dog foul on his shoe and I am not impressed! Think he needs some extra training on how to speak to his customers thanks.
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Go North East I'm sorry to hear that, Jody. Can you please confirm the specific service details and exactly what happened?
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Jody Bob Partington i got on the 44 at sacriston at half passed ten it was the first time i had used my key card so didnt know i had to declare my destination and he looked me up and down and said am waiting for u too tell me where ur going you stupid girl i had stood there for about two minutes could he not have asked me where i was going instead no! he is rude and insulting
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Ian Hignett Could you not have asked the driver in the first place how to use the key card? by your own admission you were using it for the first time.
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Go North East Thanks for the extra information. Apologies for any inconvenience and discomfort this caused.
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Kayleigh Bedingfield He didn't have to call her stupid!
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Jody Bob Partington i did but there no need to call me a stupid girl ian i am 21 and do not expect to spoken too like that esp when i am a paying customer. his customer service is lacking at the end of the day and big companies need to know this !
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Ian Hignett Thought the issue was about customer service? asking the driver how to use the card is a perfectly acceptable question, whatever time of day. Drivers are not mind readers, so at peak times they cannot quote the fare unless they know where the passenger is going. Agreed that the allegation of what the driver said is an issue.
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Cheryl Wall People ave enough to think bout in the morning without thinking about asking how to use a key card he is a bus driver at the end of the day even if she had asked his attitude wouldn't have been any different it's totally uncalled for!!!
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Ian Hignett If you are 21 and working, as you say then you need a valid ticket on your card or you would have to buy the standard adult single, in the case of the latter you would have to state your destination anyway.
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Jody Bob Partington i am not saying that it the fact his attitude towards me and calling me what he did ian this not ur post so leave it u obvs have nothing better to do do yah !
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Leyland Olympian Yes Ian - stop having yet another go at a GNE customer on here. This issue lies with the driver's attitude. End of. Stop trying to make out that Jody is doing something wrong when she's unsure how to use her key card for the first time. GNE have enough details now to deal with the driver. Jody - Ian is well known for being rude and argumentative to customers on here yet GNE unfortunately do nothing to stop him.
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Jody Bob Partington thank u leyland means alot i do not need him having ago atm thanks again
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Go North East Could you also confirm the direction you were heading in before we pass the information on?
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Ian Hignett It's an open forum so anyone can comment, if you want a private conversation with GNE then use a different method of communication. I am not having a go, I've already said that the alleged incident of what the driver said to you is an issue which needs to be addressed. I just find the use of the key card strange.
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Cheryl Wall Yeah go leyland he obviously has nothing beta to do if he has a pop at nearly everyone that puts something forward to GNE
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Jody Bob Partington i have just purchased a key pass for unlimated travel ian. also metro centre GNE thanks
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Kayleigh Bedingfield My comment keeps getting removed. Yet you wont remove his awful comments! Glad I don't use GNE if this is the way they treat customers and let men bully young girls on their fb page!!!
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Go North East Kayleigh, the details will be passed onto the driver's manager so it can be dealt with when we receive a little extra information. In regards to your post, it was removed due to the use of profanity.
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Ian Hignett I am not bullying anyone, I am stating FACTS!
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Kayleigh Bedingfield I used that word Jody and it was removed. Ian your just a small minded little man who needs to get out more. Stop bashing young women. Sad sad man.
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Kayleigh Bedingfield Your a door knob Ian
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Jody Bob Partington haha ian needs to get a life there no need for trolls lol
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Kayleigh Bedingfield He probably works for Arriva lol
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Jody Bob Partington nah GNE he is a mole ! ! keyboard bashing TROLL
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Leyland Olympian GNE - Jody said in her OP that she was travelling towards Newcastle.
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Go North East Leyland Olympian, I did notice this after my comment - apologies for the oversight.
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Jody Bob Partington GNE why is ian allowed to troll my post and go on the way he has with me but if it was me ad be removed from ur page he is not a very nice man at all. i feel intimidated by him and i am being made to feel like i have done something wrong ?
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Go North East Jody, we tend to allow the majority of posts go unmoderated as it is an open forum. Obviously, in the case of profanity any posts we come across will be removed. If you'd prefer to have a one-to-one conversation with us I would suggest contacting us via private message, or using our live chat facility: www.simplygo.com/contact-us
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Jody Bob Partington i dnt mind the open forum it just that man !
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Fyacebuk Polis Ian is well known on this page. Posts from paying customers are littered with 'Higgnetisms'. Complaints have been made to Go North East, but he is allowed to continue. I suggest everyone blocks him and reports him for his behaviour. If Go North East unwilling to do anything - maybe Facebook will. It doesn't present Go North East in the best light either, when they are letting a grown man troll, upset and antagonise their paying customers
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It was clear that the post from him was intended to be confrontational, it ended up involving the poster, her friends and a couple of the 'characters' - but GNE didn't seem bothered one iota.
(22 Sep 2013, 3:04 pm)Daniel wrote [ -> ]Here's a funny one...
https://www.facebook.com/simplyGNE/posts...1934580710
No doubt Hignett was at SHOWBUS, so didn't get the opportunity to post in their absence.
So nobody official has posted today, apart from that solitary post mentioned?
That is shocking.
Hignett will be kicking himself having missed out on the opportunity to step into the GNE shoes.
He would have been Clifford's hero!
(22 Sep 2013, 4:50 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]So nobody official has posted today, apart from that solitary post mentioned?
That is shocking.
Hignett will be kicking himself having missed out on the opportunity to step into the GNE shoes.
He would have been Clifford's hero!
It's happened a few times now - first time there's been an apology for it though...
I've messaged them three times recently to receive no reply - even when mid-discussion re: my key card.
I've been waiting now for a month for it to turn up, only to be told the other day they didn't bother sending it out. They didn't reply to me after I said I'd forward the details of the e-mail to them again so they could send it out to me. No reply after I said 'Hello? You didn't answer the above message?' a day later either.
Absolute joke.
(22 Sep 2013, 4:56 pm)Daniel wrote [ -> ]It's happened a few times now - first time there's been an apology for it though...
I've messaged them three times recently to receive no reply - even when mid-discussion re: my key card.
I've been waiting now for a month for it to turn up, only to be told the other day they didn't bother sending it out. They didn't reply to me after I said I'd forward the details of the e-mail to them again so they could send it out to me. No reply after I said 'Hello? You didn't answer the above message?' a day later either.
Absolute joke.
That's terrible customer service and sadly a typical representation of GNEs current status!
(22 Sep 2013, 4:57 pm)tyresmoke wrote [ -> ]That's terrible customer service and sadly a typical representation of GNEs current status!
I was told they would cancel my current (or previous, depending on how you look at it) Key Card, so I've no idea whether it works or not..! Going to message them first thing tomorrow morning @ 8am (providing they decide not to have an extra day off) and ask them to sort it out...
This is the company who apparently win Social Media awards!
(22 Sep 2013, 5:02 pm)Daniel wrote [ -> ]I was told they would cancel my current (or previous, depending on how you look at it) Key Card, so I've no idea whether it works or not..! Going to message them first thing tomorrow morning @ 8am (providing they decide not to have an extra day off) and ask them to sort it out...
This is the company who apparently win Social Media awards!
There was something on the other day, linked to The Chronicle relating to online influences or some sort of tosh.
GNE were after nominations.
Andy Clifford started going on about something, so I lost interest.
They really are a shambles and having had the need to contact them in the past, nothing surprises me with them or their attitude.
(22 Sep 2013, 5:09 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]There was something on the other day, linked to The Chronicle relating to online influences or some sort of tosh.
GNE were after nominations.
Andy Clifford started going on about something, so I lost interest.
They really are a shambles and having had the need to contact them in the past, nothing surprises me with them or their attitude.
I think one of the 'characters' actually volunteered a nomination for Clifford himself.
Well the actual GNE staff come across as sarcastic on a lot of posts/comments/messages etc. It's terrible. Ian Higgnett I want to scream everytime i see that name. I don't know what it is but he just gets right on my wick. There is no need for him to be so horrible and aggressive when 80% of the times it GNE at fault but regardless anyways that's no way to talk to people.
If I went in Asda an starting showing people where the coffee was and starting standing next to the customer services saying 'Well it's not my fault you couldn't find any stead in you 10p smart price pie' I'd be kicked out the shop!
Anyways Ian rant over with.. He will be kicking himself that he missed been in charge for the day!
How about this for a conspiracy theory.. Maybe Ian Higgnett is actually GNE?! Mask slipped by accidentally asking for someone's key card number and now missing on the same day.. There's a rumour for you's! Haha.
Does anyone remember when Ian first graced he's presence on the Facebook page?! And I thought Ian was part of this forum, it's referenced at some point on the forum?
(22 Sep 2013, 5:37 pm)CatsFast101 wrote [ -> ]How about this for a conspiracy theory.. Maybe Ian Higgnett is actually GNE?! Mask slipped by accidentally asking for someone's key card number and now missing on the same day.. There's a rumour for you's! Haha.
lmao, Im the same, he gets on my wick to
(22 Sep 2013, 5:29 pm)AdamY wrote [ -> ]I think one of the 'characters' actually volunteered a nomination for Clifford himself.
Hahaha, was he?
I didn't see that. Bet Clifford was chuffed with that nomination.
Did he respond at all or did he slip quietly away to 'reward' himself?
(22 Sep 2013, 5:46 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]Hahaha, was he?
I didn't see that. Bet Clifford was chuffed with that nomination.
Did he respond at all or did he slip quietly away to 'reward' himself?
https://www.facebook.com/simplyGNE/posts...4576980710
No, he didn't respond and I don't particularly need to know how he would 'reward' himself. That's a thought that won't go away in hurry, urrghh!
(22 Sep 2013, 5:50 pm)AdamY wrote [ -> ]https://www.facebook.com/simplyGNE/posts...4576980710
No, he didn't respond and I don't particularly need to know how he would 'reward' himself. That's a thought that won't go away in hurry, urrghh!
He might have gone out and bought a Happy Meal and played with his little Smurf.
For all we complain about those two, the world would be a boring place without them, bless their little socks
Does anyone else just love the Ferry approach to Social Networking?
I like how general photographs are shared too, however irrelevant they are. It's also quite nice that they're friendly, and are more chatty than someone just sitting behind a screen.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=386890404771126&set=a.242585329201635.55856.211048415688660&type=1
I love how the official Metro page commented on that one too - best mates!
..and to think that page is just manned by the guys while they're actually on the ferry!
I see everyones favourite facebook poster is upsetting passengers again...
(25 Sep 2013, 7:00 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]I see everyones favourite facebook poster is upsetting passengers again...
haha, i did a post on 1 of the posts he replied to..
Ian you don't have to have be know it all, maybe he didn't know that why is it you have a rubbish attitude toward's people on here?
Yes its an open forum before you say, that seem's to be your answer to everything on here.
He replied: Michael; I don't profess to know everything. I gave the information from the official timetable. As for my original reponse, yes it was short but in the same vein as the request.
Wonder what he thought when i said about hes rubbish attitude
(25 Sep 2013, 7:05 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]haha, i did a post on 1 of the posts he replied to..
Ian you don't have to have be know it all, maybe he didn't know that why is it you have a rubbish attitude toward's people on here?
Yes its an open forum before you say, that seem's to be your answer to everything on here.
He replied: Michael; I don't profess to know everything. I gave the information from the official timetable. As for my original reponse, yes it was short but in the same vein as the request.
Wonder what he thought when i said about hes rubbish attitude
Haha, I noticed that.
What a 'door knob' he is!
His post previous to that with the young girl and the smashed nose/lip is what really annoyed me.
(25 Sep 2013, 7:09 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]Haha, I noticed that.
What a 'door knob' he is!
His post previous to that with the young girl and the smashed nose/lip is what really annoyed me.
yes a complete nob, iv'e emailed GNE about it, bet they don't bother with a reply or do anything