Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
I wouldn't say that Stagecoach is a very important stakeholder in Cheshire Oaks at all Yes they supply Cheshire Oaks with a regular service but that is all After all the way society is set up the car is king and the car will always come out on top against any form of public transport Cheshire Oaks attracts people from a wide area of Cheshire and Merseyside and to some extent North Wales and while it continues to attract people from those areas the traffic problem will always exist like it has done ever since it was built What bus companies need to do is make the bus a more attractive alternative to the car and only when that and public transport in general starts winning over car users will the traffic problems be sorted
As for market research it doesn't have to be expensive after all Stagecoach could do what they did when they were looking to put the 41/42 through the Croft Retail Park they could use drivers to carry out surveys on the buses and who says it has to be just for Boxing Day they could use the exercise to look at other busy times as well like the run up to Christmas etc
Personally I think that people are getting hung up on Cheshire Oaks traffic congestion when you look at most routes they get caught up in traffic congestion at various times during the day like the 41/42 at Croft Retail Park like the 1 in Liverpool,sometimes Birkenhead Tunnel and Chester especially on Chester Race Days