(17 Feb 2019, 3:58 pm)Venturego wrote Interesting Ten Minute Bill by Matt Western on Regulation of Bus Drivers Hours on Local as well as Long distance routes. He also mentions the practice of some operators dividing a route into 2 or 3 to avoid EU regulations of routes over certain lengths (50km?)- Note Newcastle Express to Middlesbrough via Peterlee and Newcastle to Carlisle via Hexham. In his Bill which has been passed to proceed to next stage on 22nd March, he expresses this practice should no longer be allowed. Some further interesting points expressed, which may affect operations by bus operators

- Link to Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5aGzuD5tos

- Link to BBC iPlayer version: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0...l-15022019

The 685 should be split with Arriva on Newcastle to Hexham and Stagecoach Hexham to Carlisle.