Arriva and DB for Sale

[Barney]

RE: Arriva and DB for Sale

(14/04/2019 14:20)1466 Wrote:  Probably referring to this
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mark...-sale.html

Was this published on 1st April? The dogs in the street know that since 1986 commercial bus operation in the UK has been on free-market basis that demands competition amongst operators, especially the big groups. When Arriva bought MTL in 2000 is was compelled to sell-off Gillmoss depot to ensure that it did not have a monopoly within Liverpool.

As far as I am aware, these rules on monopolies still apply so it would debar Stagecoach from purchasing any Arriva subsidiary where Stagecoach already has a presence and that rules out Merseyside, Manchester, the North East and Yorkshire.