(18 Feb 2020, 11:58 am)omnicity4659 wrote Nothing to do with having to fund Euro 6 mods, paying their staff in line with inflation and buying new buses then? Not to mention the fluctuating fuel prices which are bouncing up and down by 10p every so often...
For me personally, Go North East is better value. As for Euro 6 modifications, I doubt the average passenger cares, or is even aware this is happening. Paying their staff in line with inflation, buying new buses and fuel prices I can understand, however they could put their fares up by more, and less often to cover these costs which they plan for in advance, in addition to offering an equal service. Some of my local buses are newer than others, but are certainly not the newest, and that is when they actually turn up! From personal experience, the buses are mixed between old and new, and the service provided is well...not always provided. Stagecoach has been a big problem in my life, for education, for work and for leisure (and for volunteering, but that is less of an issue, even though still an issue). I do not like Stagecoach or Gateshead Central Taxis, and don't use Arriva because I find them even worse! Go North East is the best for me.