Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
Can I ask please if anyone on the forum who uses the buses for transport if anybody has experienced recent discomfort while travelling on the bus in this heat due to the bus heaters being turned on ?.

I feel the need to ask as a friend of mine was travelling on a vehicle recently ( apologies, cannot remember the fleet number) that was working the 418 and my friend was absolutely boiling due to the heat.

The unfortunate thing about this was that the next day, the same bus was on the 410 going to clatterbridge and I ended up boarding the bus to go to my mums in rock ferry.

I sat by the window ( away from the sunny side of the bus ) and was immediately overcome by the intense heat rising from the heaters so I moved away from the window to sit by the aisle.

Several other passengers were also affected by the intense heat on the bus even though all available windows ( only 5 that could be opened, the 6th was missing ) were open.

It was 1 of the most uncomfortable rides I have had during this weather. I did inform the driver about it even though I did acknowledge to him that I knew he had no control over the heaters and he just looked at me as if to say " why the **** are you telling me ?".

If any member on here works at the birkenhead depot, could I please ask if you could kindly ask if the engineers could turn the heaters off to give ALL passengers a comfortable riding experience. I can undetstand having them on in winter when its cold but come on NOT in summer, its an unpleasant experience.