(18 Apr 2020, 10:15 pm)scanialover wrote Let's try and look at this sensibly and practically. We are in the midst of a major crisis with Covid-19?  People are advised, requested to stay home except for essential stuff ? Buses are running empty ? So based on that why do we need extra services? If there is the  one 36 serving that part of the town surely that is enough given that the only people that should be using it are doing so for essential purposes. Service 1 operates out of town on its way to Middlesbrough and serves that part of the town. Maybe though that one is full of trippers making their way to Seaton Carew. By all accounts that's the place to be ? Perhaps extra services could be needed.

I agree people should be staying in however some people such as key workers will still need a bus.  I heard they was about 40 odd people waiting at the central library ( ramp stop ) the other day and that was from a driver posting on social media.  Now since only the 3 7 and 36 are using the stop currently and all are running limited services then something will need to be done if this is happening a lot.  Buses are only allowed to be 50% full and don't forget Hartlepool does not use full size buses like Newcastle or Teesside does instead only having the enviro 200 and we don't know why people are using the bus at that time so something does need to be done.