(06 Sep 2013, 5:48 pm)citaro5284 wrote Oh OK thanks for that. If they are not paying for it, I do not see why they should have a say in the service.
I think its because the way the East Durham bus services were secured because there were not profitable for the bus company, that's why there were secured in the first place, but if GNE takes it on commercially because there were going to lose the secured contracts to run them with Arriva waiting in the wings itching to get the contract even though most of the services used to be ran by Arriva, and the council secured services were up for renewal at the same time and the council awarding more secured work to independent companies ie Scarlet Band. Anyway back on track, When GNE gets them commercially there was nothing stopping GNE making a mess of the service routes and times which passengers would complain and the council would have to secure the services again and this is why Durham Council put a clause into it so GNE wouldn't take the piss lol