(27 Jul 2015, 3:45 pm)LeeCalder wrote When I was on the Q1 yesterday between Gateshead and Heworth, a couple of people did mention that the next stop announcements were annoying. I asked the driver if he was able to turn them on or off and he said he didn't know but they were bloody annoying.
No they cannot. Remember Next Stop systems are there for the benefit of blind or people with bad eyesight as well as strangers to the area. What is the point of having them if the drivers can turn them off and people with bad eyesight miss their stop??