(09 May 2020, 7:45 am)Dan wrote There seems to be no consistency, even locally, in what other operators are doing. I still think the mind boggles that Arriva North East haven't SORN'd any of their buses (but have taken them out of use!) At approx £40/month for tax, multiplied by 400 vehicles, Go North East have saved approximately £16,000 by SORN'ing the fleet.One thing I noticed with Arriva whilst I was temporarily on office based standby to assist with high demand before Easter (but now WFH) was that a lot of older double deck vehicles were on the road. Surely given the situation, Arriva should've just had the following out across the 3x Northumbria depots with vehicle movements between depots where required:
- E400MMCs (7541-7552)
- E400 classics (14 , 64 & 15 plate only)
- VDL DB300 Pulasr Gemini as a last resort (61 plate only)