(25 Mar 2024, 2:08 pm)Storx wrote It's a mess mind, it's an awkward one though because of all these nice contracts they've took on that arguably now they're stuck with really only the 1/2/X21/X22 where they can cull and they seem to be prioritising the 1 and 2 for some reason, unsure why mind.
They really need to sort it out asap though or at least get some agency driver's which they've seemed to decide to not use anymore.
It's ultimately down to those at the top deciding to not pay the going rate for drivers. Bidding for all the extra work at the detriment to the current network is negligence. If you look into who is running the show operationally there now (a quick Google of "Head of Service delivery Arriva North East" should do the trick), they've got no real credentials to suggest they'd be capable of running a bus company and certainly what we're currently seeing backs that up.