Arriva and DB for Sale

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RE: Arriva and DB for Sale

(14/04/2019 16:55)Barney Wrote:  Was this published on 1st April? The dogs in the street know that since 1986 commercial bus operation in the UK has been on free-market basis that demands competition amongst operators, especially the big groups. When Arriva bought MTL in 2000 is was compelled to sell-off Gillmoss depot to ensure that it did not have a monopoly within Liverpool.

As far as I am aware, these rules on monopolies still apply so it would debar Stagecoach from purchasing any Arriva subsidiary where Stagecoach already has a presence and that rules out Merseyside, Manchester, the North East and Yorkshire.

Not really Yorkshire - Stagecoach do have a presence but it's in a fairly different area of Yorkshire.