North West Traffic Commissioner Notices & Proceedings 2026

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RE: North West Traffic Commissioner Notices & Proceedings 2026

(31/05/2026 09:27)wirralbus Wrote:  Dont forget they already do work Chester West and Cheshire with the 22/22A so they must be happy having an extra Company on there hands .

Council tenders are usually going to go the lowest bidder, unless there's questions over whether the lowest bidder can run the contract to the required specification. Prior to accessibility requirements it was very common for coach hire companies and taxi companies to bid for the rural and low usage routes, often using things like old Mercedes 709Ds. It was commonplace for the vehicles to have a destination blind not relevant for the area, so they'd either cover it up, or just set the destination number and leave the destination blank or showing something generic (like the "Service" part of "Not in Service"). In those days the list of operators in council districts was very long. It's only with mergers and big operators (like Arriva) pulling out of areas that the list of different operators has ended up being short.