Warrington's Own Buses

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RE: WBT Network Warrington

(11/08/2014 19:12)Dentonian Wrote:  Trouble is, the CMA won't like those horrible Goliaths muscleing in (Stagecoach) or threatening a local monopoly (Arriva). £6 for a weekly ticket is going from the ridiculous to the sublime, but unfortunately, no Operator can survive with those sort of fares.

They couldn't expect to survive long term I agree but Fairbothers only operate a couple of services at present so if they did expand they would certainly have to increase their prices, although I notice their single fares have recently increased to £1.30??

The comment about the CMA is spot on although I always get confused. When Stagecoach was forced to sell Preston Bus it was deemed 'in the best interests of the bus passengers' so if say, for example, Stagecoach extended operations from Manchester into Warrington and ran against Network Warrington on some routes, charging £13.00 for a weekly compared to £24 Network Warrington are charging - how is a £11 saving not in the best interests of the bus passenger?