(18 Jun 2026, 1:26 pm)L469 YVK wrote Why can't they merge all the former Northumbria & United related licences into just a single Arriva North East licence covering the full regional operation?
Risk mitigation basically, primarily against potential traffic commissioner issues (fines and stuff are weighted by the o licence size, so you could imagine why they keep them split, to some degree, for protection).
Pretty much why most operators split their licences to be fair. Limits any impact on undertakings etc.