(14 Oct 2017, 8:24 am)Swiny1 wrote Dan do you think GNE will win some of the contracts back. Awful seeing Kingsley (cowboys) operating so much. Some of the buses they have now must be leased but I still think they will balls up

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Kingsleys should be given some credit for bringing newer vehicles to several Nexus school contracts. A 53 plate Gemini has to be an improvement on a V plate President.

The buses that Kingsleys have acquired were pre-owned by respected operators such as Go-Ahead, Arriva and Metroline. As such the vehicles came with good service history but not withstanding that lower panels were removed to inspect the structure and in many cases brand new replacement panels were fitted.
Therefore recently acquired vehicles have been improved while some legacy vehicles have upgraded emission systems.

In my opinion Kingsleys are a long established family run business that take a great pride in their operations.

Some of Kingsleys vehicles are now advertising on behalf of the schools that they serve. A major operator is unlikely to support schools own advertising as is the case with an independent business.