Unfortunately I never managed to ride the 15 under Spirit but I really wish I had. I have used it 3 times under PCL and had problems each time. First time it was over 20 minutes late and the dart had missing panels at the back. Second time was the LDV convoy which I found cramped and poor quality. Most worrying is the 3rd (and probably last) time when I was on the 06 plate white solo which broke down outside of Alnwick and passengers were expected to walk the rest of the way. I managed this fine but im sure many would have struggled.
From my experiences I can understand why less people ars using the service, not prepared to give them another chance after the amount of problems. Hopefully another operator eventually gets the service but probably with the council it would just be lowest bidder. I hope travelsure get it though as I find all their drivers friendly and their service good.
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