(20 Jul 2021, 3:21 pm)Jimmi wrote The whole thing with this mask thing effective from yesterday is a joke, it's really not clear when you should/shouldn't wear one now as some are now suggesting that although it's no longer law, you should still wear some on buses/trains or rail stations, buses still going round with messages saying "YOU MUST WEAR A MASK!" on destination screens and notices on board.
This is just gonna cause more problems than if it was still mandatory IMO especially as some companies have been more militant with masks being worn, THAT Blackpool based Bus Company for example with whatever alias they have this week, I witnessed refusing to even open the doors to passengers unless they had a mask on and going off some online reviews, this included those with exemptions.
Honestly, they should have either kept the mask rule, or completely got rid of it, not 'expecting' people to wear one whilst having no legal backing.
As I've said before, I wont be wearing one when the bus is quiet (and, since I always travel off peak, I rarely expect to wear one), and I actually have a medical exemption should I get a driver that's particularly arsey about it. It's only out of the goodness of my heart that I've been wearing one anyway!