Travel Express / Lets Go

[igogeneral]

Many smaller operators choose not to paint their buses and leave them 'dealership white', Kevs, Landflight and Solus also spring to mind.

The TfWM Enhanced Partnership document states the following with regards to vehicle livery:
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If Lets Go choose to keep their vehicles plain white, then as long as they display their logos, then they are doing nothing wrong.

Sorry but Kev's only have two new vehicles not in Kev's full livery and they will be in the next week or so. This has been due to the Christmas break and one vehicle being on loan from Dawsons awaiting delivery of a Mellor vehicle

[Rachvince53]

Is it safe for a bus with passengers on board to overtake a slow moving vehicle (in this case a learner) on the wrong side of the road at speed? This is what happened to me today on a Let's Go bus. 

[BK63 YWP]

Depends on the speed of the learner, if it's safe to overtake you can but I wouldn't overtake unless the vehicle was coming to a stand 

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

Is it safe for a bus with passengers on board to overtake a slow moving vehicle (in this case a learner) on the wrong side of the road at speed? This is what happened to me today on a Let's Go bus.

A few Driving instructors on YouTube say that Bus Drivers and Learners have respect for each other as the Learner usually leaves a big gap for the driver to pull out from the bus stop and often hold back traffic to stop them overtaking. The Bus Drivers in return usually let them through at a Give way or narrow part of the road ie Parked Cars, tight Junctions they let the learner through to and yeah. Most Buses I've been on do not overtake learner's on the road. If the Learner was stopping which I assume based on at Speed they weren't then the bus driver will slow down, hang back before overtaking. Happened a few times on Moxley Road on the 79. So if the driver did overtake at speed on the wrong side then that could be considered dangerous. Do you know the learner company, there is on YouTube locally that might have Cameras if you feel it was dangerous to make a report. No Bus Driver ever overtakes anything at Speed, Wrong Side of the road sometimes sure but that's why most slow down and hang back to make sure it is safe.

[Rachvince53]

A few Driving instructors on YouTube say that Bus Drivers and Learners have respect for each other as the Learner usually leaves a big gap for the driver to pull out from the bus stop and often hold back traffic to stop them overtaking. The Bus Drivers in return usually let them through at a Give way or narrow part of the road ie Parked Cars, tight Junctions they let the learner through to and yeah. Most Buses I've been on do not overtake learner's on the road. If the Learner was stopping which I assume based on at Speed they weren't then the bus driver will slow down, hang back before overtaking. Happened a few times on Moxley Road on the 79. So if the driver did overtake at speed on the wrong side then that could be considered dangerous. Do you know the learner company, there is on YouTube locally that might have Cameras if you feel it was dangerous to make a report. No Bus Driver ever overtakes anything at Speed, Wrong Side of the road sometimes sure but that's why most slow down and hang back to make sure it is safe.

Unfortunately I didn't notice the name of the driving instructor company. This bus driver always drives fast and at the point of overtaking was practically on the back seat of the car. It was on the approach to a bend and side roads. 

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

Unfortunately I didn't notice the name of the driving instructor company. This bus driver always drives fast and at the point of overtaking was practically on the back seat of the car. It was on the approach to a bend and side roads.

I'd report it if you feel it is dangerous 

[B7RLE]

Decided to try out the 11 today for 4 hours, and I witnessed 3 incidents involving this operator. The first one was of a driver messing with the ticketer, which usually isn't something I care about. However, I could see that he had his full concentration on the ticketer and wasn't really paying much attention to the road. If a car pulled out of a drive, this would've been an accident.  An hour later on another bus, the driver noticed an NX 11 at the Underhill terminus stop. This caused him to turn onto Wildtree Avenue as normal, then reverse up and turn right to go back to Wolverhampton, skipped the Underhill terminus and another stop. Then just a few minutes ago, there was a TEX 11 parked where 11s tend to park, on Wildtree Avenue just around the corner from the Underhill terminus. An NX 11 turned onto the road, and began to attempt an overtake of the TEX one. With no indication at all, the TEX driver hit the throttle and pulled out to beat NX to the terminus stop, causing the NX driver to blast the horn. I knew Travel Express/Lets Go were bad, I'd saw and heard it a few times, but are they really THIS bad this often or did I catch them on a bad day?

[spacecowboy150]

Decided to try out the 11 today for 4 hours, and I witnessed 3 incidents involving this operator. The first one was of a driver messing with the ticketer, which usually isn't something I care about. However, I could see that he had his full concentration on the ticketer and wasn't really paying much attention to the road. If a car pulled out of a drive, this would've been an accident.  An hour later on another bus, the driver noticed an NX 11 at the Underhill terminus stop. This caused him to turn onto Wildtree Avenue as normal, then reverse up and turn right to go back to Wolverhampton, skipped the Underhill terminus and another stop. Then just a few minutes ago, there was a TEX 11 parked where 11s tend to park, on Wildtree Avenue just around the corner from the Underhill terminus. An NX 11 turned onto the road, and began to attempt an overtake of the TEX one. With no indication at all, the TEX driver hit the throttle and pulled out to beat NX to the terminus stop, causing the NX driver to blast the horn. I knew Travel Express/Lets Go were bad, I'd saw and heard it a few times, but are they really THIS bad this often or did I catch them on a bad day?

Im pretty sure theyre trying to keep ahead of the NX bus at whatever cost which is common with independants

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

Im pretty sure theyre trying to keep ahead of the NX bus at whatever cost which is common with independants

Thandi did it in Darlaston or at least the old Sandwell Travel drivers did. If the 34 or 39 was on stand they would avoid the middle stop Stand DB I think and use the 79 stops to pull out in front. I remember Sandwell Travel offering me and my dad to use there bus with an NX bus Pass. Travel Express usually like to hold up the NX1 and overtake where it can. TE do seem popular with some of the College Students and School Kids but the majority all have College issued Bus Passes for the NX1 and I had a Daysaver as I caught the 79 and 1/10 to College. Banga don't seem to be bad whenever the 891 turns up before the NX1. But Banga do seem busier than the TE1 at times. Banga also Run to Telford and are limited Stop to Wolverhampton I think it misses our Chapel Ash. Although I have caught one from there when the TE1 during the NX bus strikes didn't bother turning up. So yes some Operators do it, some don't depends on the Driver or Company I guess. Some don't overtake but rather hold up the NX bus at bus stops

[Rachvince53]

As I've mentioned in a previous post about Let's Go, according to one driver if a regular driver or bus is unavailable for the contract routes (63/64/65/303) they will take a bus and/or driver off their commercial routes as they get paid to run the contract and would lose money otherwise.  

As for the stops in Chapel Ash, although 891 was added to the list of services on the stop flag this seems to have been an oversight by TfWM as the 891 doesn't stop there.

[900]

As I've mentioned in a previous post about Let's Go, according to one driver if a regular driver or bus is unavailable for the contract routes (63/64/65/303) they will take a bus and/or driver off their commercial routes as they get paid to run the contract and would lose money otherwise. 

As for the stops in Chapel Ash, although 891 was added to the list of services on the stop flag this seems to have been an oversight by TfWM as the 891 doesn't stop there.

What's the 891 have to do with Let's Go its a completely different company...

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

What's the 891 have to do with Let's Go its a completely different company...

I mentioned it as I was comparing there antics and Banga and TE both run on the Tettenhall Road where I see there antics. So that person was possibly responding to I believe the Banga bus is limited stop so is busier than the TE1 therefore they don't block the NX1 where was the TE1 tries to block and undercut the NX1

[Tony]

Travel Express are up before the TC next month 

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

Travel Express are up before the TC next month

What for Is the dangerous driving highlighted, there veichles seem Ok, Timetable on the number 1 was fictional and during the NX bus Strikes they decided not to run at all in the directions I needed

[Jay71]

I keep on reading bad things about TE. I use the 303 on a daily basis. Never had any problems with it.