(28 Aug 2022, 3:12 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Not sure that is the case for the majority of the population. Many, many workplaces still close on bank holidays. As do a lot of the places people may need to attend e.g. non-urgent health services. Apart from blue light services etc, retail is probably the main area that is open and even then in the main does so for much reduced hours (meaning among other things fewer staff journeys as less shifts to cover). I suspect for a lot of people their travel needs are different with more focus on leisure trips rather than 'having to be' somewhere whether that is a workplace, meetings or an appointment.
Then there's an even greater need to have a proper service.
If people are tempted to use the bus for leisure, then they might choose to switch for commuting as well. But if they look, see they have an hourly service (if they're lucky), then they're not even going to consider using the bus at all