JPT Bus Company

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RE: JPT Bus Company

(01/05/2014 19:18)Mayneway Wrote:  There's only two companies that I can think of where Stagecoach turned the screws, so to speak, UK North being one. Now lets be honest Stagecoach actually did us bus users a favour there.

Another I would say was Dennis's. I live in Tameside like you and remember the spats between Stagecoach and Dennis's very well and towards the end you could hardly move in Ashton for 216's, 219's, 330's and 347's if I remember rightly.
To be fair though Dennis's and Stagecoach had gone about thier own business until Mr Coopers son/son in law (forget which one he was) took over the reigns and was power mad.

Stagecoach haven't 'put anybody out of business' in Manchester, as you say. It seems that unfortunately their actions in Darlington 20 years ago are still used as a stick to beat them with by some.

UK North put themselves out of business, make no mistake about that, and the streets were a lot safer for their passing. The fact that at least one of UKN's directors spent time at Her Majesty's Pleasure after the whole thing fell apart should be an indicator as to how serious matters were there.

As for Dennis's, what did they expect? There seems to be an undercurrent of entitlement among a few smaller operators that it's perfectly OK for them to set up and try to 'cream off' the larger operators' services, but then when Stagecoach or whoever bite back with some force the victim card comes out. They need to play the game and accept that some they win, some they lose.