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Arriva North East: Latest News & Discussion - September 2015

Arriva North East: Latest News & Discussion - September 2015

RE: Arriva North East: Latest News & Discussion - September 2015
(16 Sep 2015, 6:46 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Now I would have complained about an air freshener in a bus. Horribly allergic. I'd probably have coughed and sneezed all over the driver.

There was actually complaints in the Northern Echo about these air fresheners with people saying about it could cause issues for those with allergies. Don't think the air fresheners ever actually worked, the Darts still smelt awful most of the time.

I believe as part of the "Love the Bus" scheme they added the air fresheners, added the hearts to the front of the buses and made the wheels look shiney. They also claimed something about "improved seating" even though they did nothing to them.

This whole scheme proved to be controversial especially once they sent leaflets to the people of Brafferton who lost their Arriva bus service sometime before this so a leaflet advertising frequent buses to a village who now have to walk about half a mile to the nearest bus stop was going to attract some criticism.

This whole thing was a pointless waste of money as it was implemented just before 1506-1511 arrived for the 5/5A and the Darts only had a few more months on the 7 before the upgrade to Sapphire. Of course some of the buses fitted with these "features" left Darlington with some of the buses moving elsewhere in the North East.

RE: Arriva North East: Latest News & Discussion - September 2015