Recent content by duncombec

That's where you shout back "thanks for that... I've made a note for my next Amazon purchase!" I found myself in an awkward situation a couple of years ago. Having determined I'd be safe from a GP call-back once they closed, I was somewhat surprised to get a text just as I was going out telling...

I understand that in order to try and avoid spam edits, assumptions or "me firsts", edits generally require some sort of evidence (e.g. Photo) before being accepted, especially from a new or irregular user. Annoying though it may be if you're 'in the know', it does seem to keep a lot of issues...

Pretty much! Å and Aa are pronounced the same way, so you could also use Ålborg.

I'm afraid your figures are on the high side: as far back as 2019 banks were reporting that over 98% of the population had either a debit or credit card, and that number is only likely to have declined since then. You are, of course, welcome to your own choices (which have obviously served you...

Moving away from Stockport for a moment, on a similar subject, the following article has appeared on the RouteOne website this week (https://www.route-one.net/news/councils-are-out-of-touch-with-realities-of-coaching/): That there are no costs if the vehicles don't move is an... interesting...

I'll admit to not knowing the area, but a quick look on one.network suggests a series of roadworks either on or just off the 623 route, with the various 623 roads the diversion for those closures. It's very noticeable that time is consistently being lost in the same three places, and that all...

A local example is the stop at Blue Bell Hill Village (Keefe Close). The majority of buses now approach as part of a longer one-way loop working, so only serve the stop on the other side of the road, but anything terminating, or needing to travel broadly south (where the road has been closed off...

As public contracts, minimal data should be publicly available in any case under standard disclosures: this usually consists of the winning bidder, the number of bids received, the lowest and highest compliant bids received, and any reasoning for not going with lowest (e.g. route bundling). Some...

The Arriva website has a service update: Intalink also has an all-operator update with more information: Are you suggesting that the stops should be updated in the timetable/GPS tracking, rather than just handled as a temporary change/"service update"? I can see your argument for such a...

The Dartford Hub is not yet operational. (See bustimes tracking; the A service stops short at Dartford Station). That said, the works are ongoing at the present moment, and in the last month or so things at Acacia Hall have moved from a large hole in the ground to a resurfaced road with three...

We have been through these arguments multiple times in recent months on various threads, and I'm not entirely sure we need to repeat them all again! Especially given it is unlikely that anyone's mind will be changed by arguments which at times, are simply stating and restating what's best for...

Your post is a little confusing, but to unpack a few things: The 9 passed from First Essex to NIBS on Essex tender. I don't think it's known whether First chose not to bid, or were simply outbid by Stephensons/NIBS. Essex CC did not tender the commercial journeys First operated, so the service...

Indeed, they were significantly overhauled before entering service in Kent, and seem to be generally performing quite well. We don't jokingly refer to them as the resurrection team for nothing...

Afraid you're mistaken. Shires and Essex, and Kent and Sussex (later and Surrey, which it still is now despite not leaving Kent)

There have been a few suggestions online that this long-standing Oxfordshire operator (101 years, apparently) closed quietly on Friday (28th), following the retirement of the current proprietor. They were a very 'traditional' operator - Facebook page last updated in 2024, very little if any...