(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...
Surely a business like Stagecoach have bought their fuel well in advance? Most if not all of the big operators hedge their fuel.
However going back to the other points you raise, they might all be true. Except that isn't what SNE are telling the media.
They're telling the media that traffic is causing issues and to counter that traffic, they're having to use extra buses.
"Operating costs within our business have risen, predominantly due to the growing effect of congestion in our towns and cities, which pushes up the cost of delivering our services and impacts our ability to keep fares low for our customers. For example, in Newcastle over the last five year, Stagecoach North East has increased the number of vehicles required during peak times by an additional 10 buses as a direct result of traffic congestion.
"Using additional vehicles and drivers to try and maintain punctuality for customers adds almost £2m each year.
Source: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on...e-17760592
We all know that raising prices isn't going to reduce the amount of traffic on the road. I would hazard a guess and say that it may have the opposite effect and increase traffic on the road.