Remaining Independents in Merseyside

[robertclark125]

RE: Remaining Independents in Merseyside
When I mentioned Glenvale and CMT earlier, what I was meaning was, if Glenvale had not taken over CMT, and CMT was still independent, you may have then had a third force on Merseyside. CMT had a better public perception than what Glenvale had, and also, during the three year ban, imposed by the MMC, on Arriva registering over Glenvale routes, Glenvale decided to launch copycat routes over other Arriva routes, rather than try and consolidate what they already had, and spend money on improving their lot, and gradually expanding.

CMT was a largely successful independent. That's one reason why Glenvale bought it. If CMT had stayed independent of Glenvale, things would've been different. I do think CMT would've been the one buying up others, such as Formby based ABC, possibly even Cumfybus. But, that's only my thoughts, and in the end, we'll never know.