(09 Aug 2025, 4:13 pm)Adrian wrote Someone made a good point on twitter. If you were a woman or young girl, would you feel safe getting into an unmarked white van with a piece of paper in the window?
It doesn't look like a bus at all.
(09 Aug 2025, 11:26 pm)S830OFT wrote Not necessarily the most ideal, although one would assume allocating this vehicle to the 168, reduces the lost mileage & the vehicle shortage impact on other services, until more suitable vehicles are repaired & returned to service...
(09 Aug 2025, 11:34 pm)solsburian wrote The issue raised is a fair point. Perhaps GCT should invest in some GCT branded magnetic stickers, then it is likely it would look like some random bloke or lass turning up in a van.
(10 Aug 2025, 5:44 am)DodgepotMcDougal wrote It's not a bus. They've not run the service. It's a van with a piece of paper in the window.
After reading all of these points, it just goes to show that both GCT and Nexus do not care!
I wouldn't be surprised if the next time the tenders are out the 168 gets scrapped as passenger numbers have fallen too low for Nexus funding. This is an awful way to run a service and I agree if the bus turning up doesn't look like a bus and passengers won't know to put their hand out - they have not run the service purposefully allocating and unsuitable vehicle. They should be stripped of the contract immediately. But knowing everything that GNE & GCT specifically have got away with under Nexus provision of service they may as well take the money and not even run a bus!