(18 Feb 2025, 8:43 pm)Andreos1 wrote Whilst I'm not condoning what is going on, the threats etc, this question around vehicle safety or engineering not doing what they need to do, isn't a new thing.

I remember the Cadets/Merits dash looking like a Christmas Tree.
I remember the wheel falling off a Purple Solar in Durham.
There were rumours of a Trident being in service with a knackered speedo. 
There was a Renown allocated to certain routes because it couldn't reverse... They're just the things discussed on here that I can remember. 

Theres many more stories not in the public domain too.

Personally, I think there's more to this than meets the eye. I'd not be surprised to hear that this was actually connected to the fall-out from the NF/BM school of people management and the recent strikes.

I could be very wrong, but to me, it seems like the management have decided that they need the drivers to formally agree that if something happens in relation to a light on the dashboard or other defect then they're personally liable as they ignored the warning light or other safety issue.

As a result, everyone has now decided if they're liable, they ain't driving the bus out the depot. It would suddenly explain why the maintenance issues suddenly blew out of proportion overnight aswell.

I don't blame them, I wouldn't be driving a bus with lights if I'm told not to drive a bus with lights either.

Cue bad management comes in and kicks off demanding why your sitting in the canteen, driver argues and explains why he isn't driving his bus, driver is suspended (CCTV mentioned for one) and this is what it's really about or alternatively the driver outright refuses to sign the agreement at all as the buses are unsafe.