(24 Dec 2021, 4:47 pm)Rob44 wrote maybe they should pay double or  triple the drivers hourly rate l and double to triple the fare and the buses might run Christmas eve, Christmas day and new years day - just like taxi's do with their prices

Its something that needs to be considered industry-wide though; its not specific to one operator, area or region.

I'm not sure what the history behind Christmas Eve or New Years Eve early finishes is, but its a fairly outdated practice.

There needs to be a balance between ensuring staff have decent availability to time off over Christmas, but at the same time recognising that there's still a limited demand to meet and a service to provide. Even a very limited skeleton service on core routes would be better than we have now and not leave shift workers stranded.

When we talk about encouraging people away from their cars, its worth remembering that private cars don't stop working after 7pm on two eves a year.

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