Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

[First Class]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot
So Stagecoach will be starting the P+R 22/23 services from September... 4 extra buses per hour into Liverpool for Fazakerley and Walton.

This is good news for the 20/21 corridor which suffers from poor capacity.

However, what is the intended point of this Park and Ride scheme? It is no good for commuters, as the services start too late in the morning. If there are 2 people in the car, then you've got to pay £8.00ish on bus fares, which then outweighs the cost & convenience of parking in the City Centre.

Really think that the Park and Ride should be limited stop (Gilmoss, Fazak Hosp, Walton Church, City Centre), start around 7.45am, and have special (lower) fares. The likes of Merseytravel/Councils should be supporting this type of scheme to reduce traffic in town.

So the question is, what's the point?
1) To improve capacity on 20/21? If so, it would be cheaper to just bring in deckers.
2) To offer Park and Ride? Well, the bus doesn't exactly go a very direct route into town, is expensive by comparison and Gilmoss Park and Ride seems just a convenient place to terminate.

I applaud new services being introduced and tried, but it's not great seeing them withdrawn a few months later.