(31 May 2014, 9:28 am)citaro5284 wrote Drivers ringing up.....do you think Arriva should invest in radio's for the vehicles? I am guessing you use your own mobile then claim the money back, so what happens to a driver who either does not have a mobile or refuses to use it for Company business?
They used to but not long after I started they closed the radio room (at Jesmond) to reduce cost. We can claim the cost of phone calls back yes but I'm not sure how many take it up - as for drivers not having a phone, I would assume this is very rare but my guess is they would have to wait until they reached a staffed point to contact an inspector (!) - which isn't too bad on town services but on something like the X93 you could be away for upto 2 hours.