Heating on buses

[Mayneway]

RE: Heating on buses

(13/12/2015 21:39)RedPanda Wrote:  With regards to Mayneway's post 13 he says that drivers aren't meant to go into the engine bay, if it was a cleaner or the tea boy or a jack the lad, health and safety would poke their noses in. Apprentices are cheaper and they would learn where x, y and z are on different engines. They could also try and get a broken down bus going again when they have enough experience under their belt.
It would save money on not having the tow truck.

Your digging a hole for yourself by suggesting that apprentices are cheap labour and are easily dispensable if they do a job wrong.
Of course I'm not suggesting a tea boy or cleaner should be fiddling in engine compartments but I was making the point that from the passengers point of view comfort wise it's not important whether the apprentice who's on less money than a fully skilled engineer turns on heating valve as long as it's done.

My original post about the driver pulling over and going to adult the valve - drivers aren't supposed to open or close the valve, or top up the coolant in the summer but plenty do as it's quicker than waiting for a fitter or an inspector to come to their aid.