(28 May 2020, 7:28 pm)Rob44 wrote My mate who is an essential worker uses the 43 44 45 route to get to new castle for work. Hes just told me tonight that for safety only 11 passengers on single decker and 20 on DD.  Driver left customers at gosford high street and regent centre due to bus being "full". 4 got off at broad way east.  Also the buses as every 2 hours so that would be a canny wait for those wanting to get to Brunswick or hazlerigg

Possibly not the case in this instance, but I've heard multiple reports of key workers not being able to get on buses while pensioners are taking up seats while out for a jolly. To be fair throughout this the amount of people, particularly the elderly, who have been constantly breaking the rules is ridiculous. 

Hopefully the situation improves when services go back up on Monday - and equally hopefully the social distancing is relaxed to the WHO minimum 1M which will hugely increase bus capacity.