(18 Aug 2023, 9:35 pm)Unber43 wrote The thing is with Darlington there are no depots near by really for drivers to move to if they live locally well afaik, the nearest one is probably middlesbrough, where as Stagecoach/GNE Sunderland have each other to jump between, same with Newcastle.

Arriva Darlington (and all other depots South of the Tyne) current 'top' rate is £13.52 (£13.82 on weekends).

£12.02 was the rate before the recent increase, albeit clearly still advertising that rate in current adverts suggests incompetent HR.