(15/04/2017 04:49)Mayneway Wrote: [ -> ]Ashalls used a part open top leyland leopard back in the day but I don't think that lasted too long.
certainly looked different!
https://flic.kr/p/CmszYb
(15/04/2017 04:50)Mayneway Wrote: [ -> ]Out of interest what were the prices of the ticket? Just wondering if it resembles good value for money?
from
http://www.sightseeingmanchester.com/
Prices
Adult – £12
Young person – £6
OAP – £6
Any 4 adults – £30
Family (Max 2 Adults & 3 Children) – £25
If its still operating Manchester Sightseeing Tour Bus is more expensive and operates Saturdays only.
https://www.manchesterbustours.co.uk/the-tour
Ticket Type Ticket Price
Adult £15.00
Child £7.50
Family* £40.00
Senior(Over 60)
Students (With NUS card)
£12.50
* A Family Ticket is 2 Adults & 2 Children (4-16)
I might be asking a stupid question here but are the vehicles being stabled somewhere in the Manchester area or are they coming down from Blackpool everday?
(15/04/2017 11:57)Lynx Wrote: [ -> ]I might be asking a stupid question here but are the vehicles being stabled somewhere in the Manchester area or are they coming down from Blackpool everyday?
According to VOSA, the company's operating centre is still Darwen. Mind you, the transport manager is still listed as Paul Ryder who resigned as a director last September and the record still shows the Easi Rider name - it has had the name Wedding Buses Limited as well since then! About time the TC looked into this.
https://www.vehicle-operator-licensing.s...nce/409923
At least with Ashalls Leyland Leopard, that was one open topper not the result of a low bridge accident......
(15/04/2017 19:37)Dentonian Wrote: [ -> ]She might also want to look into why they are charging Concessionaries, as it is registered as a local service and presumably claiming Fuel Tax Rebate.
This is the same as, what Stagecoach are doing with their Open-Top tours in Chester, Cambridge and Newcastle-upon-Tyne
An exemption applies for tourist routes so operators can refuse to offer ENCTS discounts/free travel if they operate a tourist route. However, the definition of a tourist route is murky.
(15/04/2017 19:37)Dentonian Wrote: [ -> ]She might also want to look into why they are charging Concessionaries, as it is registered as a local service and presumably claiming Fuel Tax Rebate.
If a bus service is registered but is a tourist service, then it is exempt from fuel duty rebates. Likewise, on tourist services, concessions can be exempt from free travel.
(16/04/2017 12:05)knutstransport Wrote: [ -> ]An exemption applies for tourist routes so operators can refuse to offer ENCTS discounts/free travel if they operate a tourist route.
It isn't really the operator refusing, rather the local authority can exclude the routes from being valid for reimbursement. My understanding is that registering such a route has the advantage of not requiring drivers to use tachographs.
(25/04/2017 21:48)DOG101 Wrote: [ -> ]Unsustainable' bus route axed after trial run
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/t...-1-8505704
Can't be too long before the 24 goes the same way
Courtesy of the Blackpool Gazette
I doubt the 24 will be withdrawn, it certainly seems to get good loads and has just benefited from the acqusition of 3 Optare Versas so I assume Catch22 are happy with it.