(02 May 2016, 12:06 pm)Dan wrote I didn't understand why non-employees were fronting company displays? There were plenty of Arriva North East staff present (and likewise with Go North East staff for their buses), so there shouldn't have been an instance whereby a bus on display had to be represented by an enthusiast opposed to a company employee, yet I overheard one or two enthusiasts claiming to be 'unofficially representing' the company...
I appreciate that those who brought buses to the event were there to enjoy themselves too and there would have been instances where they wouldn't have wanted to supervise the bus on display, but if that was the case, the bus should have had its doors closed with the master switch turned off, with no enthusiasts on-board.
There weren't any enthusiasts fronting displays, all of the people involved have all got the relevant permission off the company, and / or staff pass.
In order to bring the vehicles too the rally, we kept in contact with Doxford Park so they knew the procedure for the day.