(28 Feb 2022, 4:10 pm)Andreos1 wrote Started wondering if it was to do with the head office being based in the NE and the company being bigger than other NE based companies, such as JH or GCT.
Then I wondered if the Arriva head office at Doxford would through a spanner in the works with that claim too.

Aye could be that, another option if they're using technicalities for it is if I'm right Arriva North East is still split as Arriva North East / Arriva Durham County companies wise and I believe Stagecoach is split between Busways and Cleveland Transit but that would be scraping the barrel.