It doesn't surprise me that they've ignored you. I've had cause to contact them about appalling driving standards on two occasions recently, including a driver driving down Milsom Street whilst playing on a mobile, and have received no response over a month later.
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It doesn't surprise me that they've ignored you. I've had cause to contact them about appalling driving standards on two occasions recently, including a driver driving down Milsom Street whilst playing on a mobile, and have received no response over a month later.
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yesterday morning i got off a 48 at old market -haveing bailed off the 47 at fishponds and walked across to the corner of castle park where there were -four- wessex saloons blocking the whole of the bus stand and claiming to be the one!
TheGrandWazoo
Veteran Member
On Friday, one of "the ONE"s was actually a Solo branded for the 42 in Bath!!!
Now they don't run the 13 they've had to move on from blocking the bottom of Union Street and the stop outside Urban Outfitters.
If you're lucky you can find them parked along Broadweir half on/half off the kerb on double yellows all the way upto the traffic lights by the Galleries car park!
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THarris123
Established Member
I notice that Stagecoach are changing 620/84/5/6 from 13/11.
DaveHarries
Established Member
Yes I saw this. Just TT changes by the looks of it so could be an attempt to clean up a couple of timing issues. Nothing on the websites of South Gloucestershire Council, TravelineSW or Stagecoach as yet though.
Dave
ValleyLines142
Established Member
Just seen Wessex's BX 62 FNV on the M4 heading westbound near Chieveley? My only guess could be returning from RR duties in the Oxfordshire area?
freetoview33
Established Member
Or from Bicester Village work
How are you so sure that VOSA haven't been informed ?
freetoview33
Established Member
Find out if it pops up on the website the next few days and it's DVSA now! So VOSA wouldn't of been informed! haha
Just out of interest why have you chosen this area of Bristol to be the one which deserves a Christmas Day bus service?
It's a commercial decision by my team. We chose this area for a Boxing Day service because it has been underserved in the past and it makes sense to do the same things both days to keep things simple.
The route will of course serve South Bristol Hospital where we expect there should be genuine demand from staff and visitors who might value this service.
Rhys
I'm not, which is why that wasnt what I said. Mostly the first that anybody hears about new/changed services is when the VOSA (Or DVSA or whatever they're called currently) website publishes the details (followed by several weeks of speculation about what it all means) so hearing about a new service before this has happened is unusual.
Hopefully DVSA will catch up this week and having a service that can cover staff shift times at hospitals is a very positive move (lots of hospital services fail to do this).
freetoview33
Established Member
I'd expect it could get through as a Very short notice reg, as It is a one off service.
TheGrandWazoo
Veteran Member
I'm not exactly "au fait" with the exact guidance but I'm not certain that a short notice registration is exactly permitted on that basis. After all, Christmas and Boxing Day isn't exactly an unforeseen occurrence
What bus or buses will be used?
*DVSA.
I appreciate a lot of people might not be aware of it, but registrations for Christmas week only need 21 days notice.
Rhys
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I'm not exactly "au fait" with the exact guidance but I'm not certain that a short notice registration is exactly permitted on that basis. After all, Christmas and Boxing Day isn't exactly an unforeseen occurrence
I appreciate a lot of people might not be aware of it, but registrations for Christmas week only need 21 days notice.
Rhys
freetoview33
Established Member
I wasn't aware it was only 21 days, but my common sense said it would be less.
The guidance on running services over the holiday period appears to be at the 21 days advance notice only applies to services already registered and is at the discretion of the TC.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-psv-service-registrations-psv353a
Has more info.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-psv-service-registrations-psv353a
Has more info.
Colly405
Member
Thinking about the fact that Wessex have been running the 625 for Severnside for a few weeks, pending this weekend's official change of operator and route...
Regularly observing the 625 between Parkway and Southmead Hospital (i.e. the bit that is being withdrawn this weekend) it is clear that even without any publicity saying it is now a Wessex service, more people are using it.
Makes you wonder whether, if another operator than Severnside held the current contract would the route have fared better with fares (!) and not be about to be re-routed away from the Hospital.
Regularly observing the 625 between Parkway and Southmead Hospital (i.e. the bit that is being withdrawn this weekend) it is clear that even without any publicity saying it is now a Wessex service, more people are using it.
Makes you wonder whether, if another operator than Severnside held the current contract would the route have fared better with fares (!) and not be about to be re-routed away from the Hospital.
TheGrandWazoo
Veteran Member
I did wonder on that as I wasn't familiar. Still, with Phil S there, I trusted he knows best and, of course, an application may well have been made and may just be in the DVSA machinery.
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Wonder why? More reliable?
The Cityfox Christmas timetable is now on line.
http://www.kernowfoxbus.co.uk/60-whitchurch-to-broadmead/4593195778
It'll be interesting to see the operators licence it'll be registered to.
http://www.kernowfoxbus.co.uk/60-whitchurch-to-broadmead/4593195778
It'll be interesting to see the operators licence it'll be registered to.
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THarris123
Established Member
Cancellation of Libra 94 service from Bath just gone through VOSA today effective Jan17. Wonder if someone else has got it or it has been withdrawn?
TheGrandWazoo
Veteran Member
Might be Wiltshire Council related?