Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(10/04/2015 08:10)Dentonian Wrote:  The 5/6 minute frequencies may be deemed suitable. Also, if MSL have the same attitude as Stagecoach (and others) in Gtr. Manchester, then "low car ownership" translates as "potentially massive increase in car ownership = decrease in patronage". Except where "KickStart" had failed, the January cuts by Stagecoach Manchester were almost exclusively in low car ownership areas.

I assure you, there is no "potentially massive increase in car ownership" in the areas that GM operates. Many single-deckers run close to capacity during the day and it is this that probably is probably putting off potential passengers. Also, did you know that Liverpool has more black hackney licences per head of population than London and that the largest independent private hire 'mini cab' firm in Europe operates on Merseyside. It is these two factors that create the competition for SC and other bus operators.