(29 May 2026, 1:08 pm)PH - BQA wrote Exactly! If they're not getting used until Silverstone, why even deliver them to Blyth in the first place? 

Regarding the Whitby ones, again, just fit a ticket machine and get them in service if they're the limiting factor in releasing other vehicles for refurbishment. It isn't rocket science. 

Just screams that there's a fundamental lack of organisation within the company, at a local level especially.

Any new vehicle delivered needs a PDI check before it gets used, but that is a few hours job, so not huge.

Ticketer ToTo kit isn't fit as standard either, only the baseplate is, so ticketer tech team availability comes into play here to get that commissioned. Arguably not crucial.

Vinyl fitment, the new MD will not let a new vehicle be used without full vinyl application. An external company does this, but their diary is rammed. This is the key blocker to be honest.

You're right though, it should be streamlined, but rarely is. They don't book any of this external stuff to be done until the vehicle actually arrives, as delays from the manufacturer are uncertain.

Why they aren't vinyled at the factory, I don't know, it would make absolute sense.