BusLoverMum 23 Oct 2017, 9:16 pm #70 BusLoverMum BusLoverMum BusLoverMum Posts: 5370 Threads: 20 Joined: Jul 2015 Reputation: 2 RE: Arriva North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2017 (23 Oct 2017, 12:01 pm)Driver9*** wrote The starting rate is £8.25/hr. No wonder they struggle to recruit and keep drivers. That's pretty poor. How long to get off that baseline, I wonder?