GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

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RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

(07/08/2016 12:14)Dentonian Wrote:  Strweth! I have to say that reading this is like listening to Yaya Toure's post match interviews. That must be longest unpunctuated sentence I have ever read.

Seriously, though, how do you know the Operator is still being paid for the journeys not run? Depending on how often the journey fails, where this happens in GM, TFGM will demand to see the ETM readings from the Operator. Once proved, they will lose the subsidy for the journey failed and awarded penalty points. Once, a certain amonut of points is amassed - and they are awarded for other offences such as non compliant vehicles - they can have the Tender taken off them. I suppose this is where it gets a bit problematical, as the Operator might get their lawyers to challenge the decision, and replacement contractors will no doubt sting TFGM for their extra cost of running the journeys. Also, it is notable that the performance of one large Operator in particular has declined drastically recently, albeit mainly in terms of non-compliant vehicles.

It stil happens far to often in GM under TFGM. There is one operator who just like GHA operates tenders at very low cost allegedly and the service and quality of these operations leaves a lot to be desired. Early running is a weekly occurance - that's just on the service that runs past my house of an evening! Unkept scruffy drivers who very often speak little or no English, drive the bus although their on a race track and the vehicles despite being modern are often very scruffy and dirty inside. As a taxpayer I'd rather see Stagecoach or even First operate these tenders.