Go North West

[Mrboo]

RE: Go North West

(25/04/2023 08:08)Mayneway Wrote:  The Heywood drivers are supplied by an outside agency and drivers are working the contract from all over the country. Some are staying in accommodation supplied others are commuting from home.

6206 popped out last week but broke down after a couple of trips.

That is the issue with using an agency. you get a very high number of drivers who have been let go by go ahead still working on go-ahead routes. Some are ok people and ok drivers but have really bad timekeeping or not turning up for shifts.

I had a chat at the weekend with someone who works in the office of a depot. As we were waiting to restart the return shuttle service.

we chatted about sacked drivers still working on our jobs.

As I had about 12 agency drivers and she was like so long as they have not been sacked for fighting or bad driving sometimes the drivers are ok just a risk to be on our books but can do the job as we can get rid with a phone call. Snd that the thing most of the drivers are ok just not to our standard of driver.

Now if they are running the 163 with temp drivers it going to be hit or miss who racks up to drive a bus.
Nut it better than no service.

So there going to be lots of drop runs till everyone moves to Bolton.