Boris Johnson Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 22 minutes ago, 0bserver said: They're truly in crisis. Even the Dark Overlord was out driving today. Ashford? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, WTF said: is dark overlord a racist thing ? No. It's more an indication of the atmosphere that follows the individual around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightening McQueen Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 34 minutes ago, 0bserver said: No. It's more an indication of the atmosphere that follows the individual around Long****? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 More learners driving around today, it cannot be best practice to start driving bus loads of passengers at the busiest time of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 A friend has a zero hour contract with Bus Vannin. Asked him today what the issue is and he said money. Its only £11 a hour which tbh with the responsibility and you only really work when needed or suits them its not much. Bar staff are getting offered £13 plus currently . I believe money goes up after a year or so to around £15 but they apparently give it reluctantly. He did say also he thought drivers were been offered higher rates currently to take shifts . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 (edited) It's 2022 and they still don't have RTPI at bus stops or an app that does journey planner. There is the travel line website but it's shot on a mobile. Finally, the journey planner should be available on Google maps or moovit which are infinitely easier to us than pdf saved on a phone Edited May 16, 2022 by snowman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 Tim Crookall is beginning to repeat the mistakes of Harmer and Baker - he's trying to defend, explain and justify that which cannot be defended, explained or justified. He needs to take himself down to Banks Circus and read them the riot act for undermining local coach companies and taking on work that they have now resources to cover. There is no driver shortage. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdesk Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 1 hour ago, 0bserver said: Tim Crookall is beginning to repeat the mistakes of Harmer and Baker - he's trying to defend, explain and justify that which cannot be defended, explained or justified. He needs to take himself down to Banks Circus and read them the riot act for undermining local coach companies and taking on work that they have now resources to cover. There is no driver shortage. T They need to stop letting their senior officers lie to them. It it was me they’d only do that once and I would bring them into a room and throw the riot act at them and tell them if they did it again they’d be sacked. How any of these Ministers can tolerate serial liars making them look like fools I really don’t get. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 17 hours ago, WTF said: is dark overlord a racist thing ? No, since when were black people overlords? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 The bus service is a tricky thing to run profitably on the island, even trying to make it break even must be almost impossible. On one hand fares need to be realistic, routes need to be comprehensive and regular, buses need to be modern and reliable, drivers have to be fairly paid with good conditions and all on an island where most people drive everywhere. I'm sure some on here have the answers, I certainly don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOR Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) . Edited May 17, 2022 by AOR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 9 minutes ago, Max Power said: The bus service is a tricky thing to run profitably on the island, even trying to make it break even must be almost impossible. Since when did they ever even try to break even? The buses lose £7M a year on the last release (I think). There's a long way to go before they break even, let alone turn a profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Johnson Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 45 minutes ago, Newsdesk said: They need to stop letting their senior officers lie to them. It it was me they’d only do that once and I would bring them into a room and throw the riot act at them and tell them if they did it again they’d be sacked. How any of these Ministers can tolerate serial liars making them look like fools I really don’t get. Alf is introducing independent non political advisors for all the departments, to tell the MHKs the truth, ex private sector I am sure he said, should stop a lot of the lies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 2 hours ago, 0bserver said: Tim Crookall is beginning to repeat the mistakes of Harmer and Baker - he's trying to defend, explain and justify that which cannot be defended, explained or justified. He needs to take himself down to Banks Circus and read them the riot act for undermining local coach companies and taking on work that they have now resources to cover. There is no driver shortage. T I can't see what else he can do other than recognise and try to explain the reasons behind the issues. That's the first step to putting things right surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Boris Johnson said: Alf is introducing independent non political advisors for all the departments, to tell the MHKs the truth, ex private sector I am sure he said, should stop a lot of the lies. There's a few jobs going for MF members then! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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