(26 Sep 2020, 9:53 pm)Adrian wrote I think some are doing a lot more than others in terms of cleaning. I genuinely find GNE buses and the Metro to be a lot cleaner (at the start of the day), but there's always room for improvement too. For example, I've tried a couple of times to find the 'cleaning in between journeys', as described in this video.

But my concern having read the Northern Echo article, is that if a company cannot get it right for their staff, then what hope do we have of them getting it right for their customers? The fact that they couldn't confidently deny the allegations in response to the article speaks volumes for me.

As I've said before, I've used Eldon Square countless times and yet to see a bus being cleaned in between journeys, both during the 'peak' and in quieter times. As soon as the last passenger is off, the first one gets on. Having said that, services that terminate before Eldon Square may be cleaned elsewhere before arriving to save taking up a stand whilst cleaning. 

And to be fair, I've used the Arriva 6 quite a few times in the evenings and for the most part they've been spotless (by Arriva standards anyway!), but obviously they're from a different depot.

I think it's also a bit disingenuous to put the blame on Arriva alone, if the drivers aren't sticking to social distancing and wearing masks where they should, that's on them just as much as it is on Arriva.
Sure, Arriva should be enforcing it, but at the end of the day, they shouldn't have to!