(20 Apr 2021, 5:40 pm)Storx wrote They legally have to serve every stop that's why people are moaning regardless to whether someone wants to get on/off. People are picking it up as certain members attack GCT for doing the exactly the same thing in particular with the Doxford Park services where they have no-one on the bus so why bother running the rest of the route approach.
I'll take the bit in bold as being directed at me (don't be shy in future, Storx!) but I'd hope the discussion and debate was intended to be more constructive than that, as that would be a little petty!
There are clear differences between the two, in my eyes, as I indicated this morning. In this example, the driver has intended to do something which is right by the passengers on his bus (given the very unique nature of the route), not realising the wider implications given it's a registered bus service. In the example of Gateshead Central Taxis, you could possibly argue the same that the driver is getting workers back home early, but it's more likely that this is being done for personal gain (to 'knock off' early!)