(20 Oct 2022, 6:43 pm)Unber43 wrote It can take 3-5 mins to change drivers as they need to mess on with the ticket machine
(20 Oct 2022, 8:39 pm)V514DFT wrote And sometimes the destination display if the previous driver has forgotten to change it
To be honest, neither of these things should take too long in theory. Signing in on a Ticketer machine is 30 seconds at most, it's just a couple of pin codes to get in (which drivers pretty much have memorised). The thing that can take time with it is if the bus has been fully switched off and the machine needs to fully start up again - but that shouldn't really happen on most driver changeovers.
Equally, with changing the destination display, if it's staying on the same service it's generally just a case of flicking through the actual destinations (usually there aren't too many, and again drivers tend to memorise which way they need to scroll). If it's changing service, it's a bit more of a faff but again only really 30 seconds max unless the driver keys in the wrong number.
(20 Oct 2022, 6:20 pm)solsburian wrote TBH the Ticketer machines look like a usability nightmare and coupled with their seemingly sluggish performance it is little wonder they might contribute to timekeeping issues.
As far as I know the thing drivers dislike the most is how clunky contactless can be and how long it takes to kick in.
My point in the initial post was more to do with drivers getting to grips with where everything is. Stops which may be officially named "High Street" could be locally known by 3 or 4 different things (pub names, churches, old buildings/shops etc.), which could also be actual places in that town or one nearby which are named as such on Ticketer. It then needs a bit of clarification with new drivers, where more experienced ones will have a fair idea already.