Operator Competition in the North West

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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(19/05/2014 17:34)Raawwwrrr! Wrote:  To be honest Stagecoach most likely are trying to close them down and at the least, push them out of the way.

Possibly, but to be frank Avon, like several other operators on Merseyside, would not be missed. They're hardly shining examples of how to run buses.

(19/05/2014 17:34)Raawwwrrr! Wrote:  If Avon won't sell out to the bigger companies such as Stagecoach, then quite simply they'll force them out of their turf, or 'convince' them to sell up by underhand tactics.

Rather a bold assertion, that.

In any case, if Stagecoach or whoever else was to 'force' other operators off routes, or out of business completely, that is tough. Because if they did, they would only be taking advantage of the same deregulation of bus services legislation from way back when that gave these small independent operators the chance to run buses in the first place. Like any business, running buses is a survival of the fittest job.

(19/05/2014 17:34)Raawwwrrr! Wrote:  "They are only doing it for the £££s', well by getting rid of Avon altogether they could potentially earn an extra £.

Of course anything they do is for the money. They're a business, after all.

(19/05/2014 17:34)Raawwwrrr! Wrote:  There's quite a few examples of this where it's happened in Manchester with independents such as Dennis's and UK North to name two.

Stagecoach had nothing to do with the demise of UK North. UK North's failure to comprehend that they needed to at least try to operate within the rules caused their demise, and everyone who shared the roads with their badly-driven, barely-maintained heaps of proverbial should be very glad they are gone.