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West Midlands Buses in Discussion => Arriva => Topic started by: Bob on May 10, 2014, 10:29:28 AM

Title: Changes to services/timetables
Post by: Bob on May 10, 2014, 10:29:28 AM
If a company is axing a service/changing a timetable etc and its been registered with vosa do they have to advertise it on buses eg posters notices bus stops leaflets to inform passengers?
Title: Re: Changes to services/timetables
Post by: stuartn on May 10, 2014, 05:10:58 PM
Yes they should do as it keeps passengers informed of the changes.
Title: Re: Changes to services/timetables
Post by: Bob on May 10, 2014, 05:12:44 PM
But they aren't required to by law or vosa or anything etc?
Title: Re: Changes to services/timetables
Post by: Justin Tyme on May 10, 2014, 06:00:46 PM
There is a legal requirement to register changes with the Traffic Commissioner, but no legal requirement to notify passengers!
Title: Re: Changes to services/timetables
Post by: Tony on May 10, 2014, 06:18:28 PM
Quote from: Justin Tyme on May 10, 2014, 06:00:46 PM
There is a legal requirement to register changes with the Traffic Commissioner, but no legal requirement to notify passengers!

There is also a legal requirement to notify the local authority
Title: Re: Changes to services/timetables
Post by: williamposh on May 11, 2014, 04:53:32 PM
Quote from: bob on May 10, 2014, 10:29:28 AM
If a company is axing a service/changing a timetable etc and its been registered with vosa do they have to advertise it on buses eg posters notices bus stops leaflets to inform passengers?

Why the question?
Title: Re: Changes to services/timetables
Post by: Bob on May 11, 2014, 06:18:26 PM
Cause arriva never notified passengers that the 74a was being withdrawn and the 19. They changed the actual timetable on the website but if you had no idea it was changing you wouldn't look for the timetable!  People complained about it on their Facebook page