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RE: Happy Als - wirralbus - 17/02/2016 18:33
Merseytravel dont pull contracts lightly something must have caused them do this so abruptly . I do wonder whether this means that Arriva and Stagecoach will have to fill there shoes for a short while .
RE: Happy Als - E400 - 17/02/2016 19:02
(17/02/2016 18:33)wirralbus Wrote: Merseytravel dont pull contracts lightly something must have caused them do this so abruptly . I do wonder whether this means that Arriva and Stagecoach will have to fill there shoes for a short while .
No, Happy Als have registered the routes commercially according to the Merseytravel website. They'll run them at 80p fares as normal, but I wonder how long they'll do that for.
RE: Happy Als - buses7675 - 17/02/2016 19:03
http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/about-us/media-centre/news/Pages/Information-about-Wirral-bus-services.aspx
Apparently Happy Al's are going to continue to operate the services but commercially.
RE: Happy Als - E400 - 17/02/2016 19:13
Does commercial status mean that there is less accountability now and more that Happy Als can get away with, or is it just as regulated but for different things?
RE: Happy Als - wirralbus - 17/02/2016 23:27
Does mean no safety net if the service doesnt reach profitability then its curtains , some school buses are good earners .
RE: Happy Als - E400 - 18/02/2016 00:36
(17/02/2016 23:27)wirralbus Wrote: Does mean no safety net if the service doesnt reach profitability then its curtains , some school buses are good earners .
Will they have to be DDA vehicles if they are commercial? Are supported school buses required to be DDA compliant?
RE: Happy Als - MPTE1955 - 18/02/2016 06:14
DDA if single deck, not DDA on double deckers until end of the year.
RE: Happy Als - N271CKB - 26/02/2016 17:59
Article on the Wirral Globe site tonight, reporting ALS have deregistered the schools they took on commercially with effect from May
RE: Happy Als - T42 PVM - 26/02/2016 18:06
(26/02/2016 17:59)N271CKB Wrote: Article on the Wirral Globe site tonight, reporting ALS have deregistered the schools they took on commercially with effect from May
Its on VOSA Today, Did not take them long at all to give up on them
RE: Happy Als - robertclark125 - 26/02/2016 18:38
Not much of a surprise either.