Impera Bus & Coach

[M113 YKC]

RE: Impera Bus & Coach

(24/12/2012 21:35)ste Wrote:  As a driver I drive to football at Goals Football Center on Park Lane following the 130 route. In a car it takes me 10 mins on the basis the traffic is light and I time the lights well. This is usually long after 7pm. So therefore given a bus frequently stops it needs to be a minimum of 12mins in light traffic of a night on the 130. Now the lights on Ormskirk road however are just a joke. If someone at half 9 gets a milkshake from McDondalds they will be given priority at the lights over the A59. Them lights will then hold you for around 1-2 mins. This can be worsened by the fact that the lights by Aintree Racecourse change to let thin air out and the lights were the 130 turns are on timer. Need I go on?

P.S This is experience of driving in that area nightly not reading what Google Estimates.

We were on the 18:06 130 from Old Roan yesterday and we left Glovers Lane in Netherton on-time, at 18:14, but we hit Aintree Merseyrail Station after 18:25 (due there at 18:19) because of those damn lights! As a result, we continued to be late until Dingle and on our way to Old Roan again, at which we arrived at 20:06-ish (technically, about eight minutes late - where we finished for the evening due to an early Christmas Eve finish)! Did we pick anybody up between Liverpool ONE Bus Station and Dingle in both directions? Not a soul was on-board! Waste of time? Well and truly!