(11 May 2022, 11:05 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Of course the whole rationale for enforcing a no use before 0930 rule is questionable if the operators are to be believed that serivces are so quiet they cant make a profit without government handouts.  Supposedly the commuter rush hour and 9-5 is dead, so you do have to wonder, why still restrict use at all.

It's definitely not dead though. Not sure where it's come from. Buses in the morning peak are still much busier than during the day (not to mention students going to college and university aswell). 

I'd go the opposite and add a restriction between 3pm - 6pm aswell as they're generally just a nuisance with their trolleys etc when buses are delayed enough as it is with increased traffic. There's 5.5 hours in between for them to do whatever they want.