VIP

[danny]

Annnd what would it be called lol, "enthusirider" is my nomination lol

[danny]

Was on VIP 81 and was shocked that the driver would inform the passanger that a pass/tickets was not valid but would say carry on, the 81 is a tendered servicw so is this not losing someone revenue, its not like these people had no other option, for someone that folks out £62 a month for the benifit of a nbus i am puzzled

[BU07 LGO]

VIP are dodgy, the standard of driving from some drivers is truly shocking

[danny]

Tell ?e about it dodgy shortcuts scrapping a car this guy did it all

[BU07 LGO]

Tell ?e about it dodgy shortcuts scrapping a car this guy did it all

One of them tried to bully his way through on my side of the road so i stopped and had a mini stand off and he had to try and reverse!

[danny]

Lmao i would of paid good money to see this

[PM]

Me too.... but theyre dodgy on the 99 as talking to one of NXWM's fantastic drivers on this route and he said that theyre dodgy drivers but that a few people do actually catch them

[fleetline6477]

I have heard other drivers on other operators telling people a ticket / pass is not valid but allowing them to travel, giving them the benefit of the doubt that they genuinely didn't know - I guess it is different than on a routes like 50, 16 where different operators run.

As far as driving standards go I have used VIP twice on the 99 and once on the 101 and on each occasion the drivers were great. I guess most operators have their dodgy drivers - I have ridden with a few over the years. Two of the worst for rudeness to passengers are the main regular drivers on GRS and some of the Travel Express and Thandi Company driver standards of driving are very questionable. I seem to remember A2Z and AMPM had some excellent and some awful drivers!

[John]

One VIP bus I saw on the 966, instead of following the route from the Airport to Solihull, had come straight down the Coventry Road to Sheldon and turned onto Hob's Moat Road to head to Solihull, following the 71 route, with people on board.

[Matt.N0056]

One VIP bus I saw on the 966, instead of following the route from the Airport to Solihull, had come straight down the Coventry Road to Sheldon and turned onto Hob's Moat Road to head to Solihull, following the 71 route, with people on board.

A month or so ago it was a diversion also used by NXWM due to a chemical spillage on Damson Parkway. So it could have been this or was it more recently?

[John]

A month or so ago it was a diversion also used by NXWM due to a chemical spillage on Damson Parkway. So it could have been this or was it more recently?

It was a bit before that I think. I did think that a road might be shut but the NXWM 966 was still going to route.

[dayvid]

I have heard other drivers on other operators telling people a ticket / pass is not valid but allowing them to travel, giving them the benefit of the doubt that they genuinely didn't know - I guess it is different than on a routes like 50, 16 where different operators run.

As far as driving standards go I have used VIP twice on the 99 and once on the 101 and on each occasion the drivers were great. I guess most operators have their dodgy drivers - I have ridden with a few over the years. Two of the worst for rudeness to passengers are the main regular drivers on GRS and some of the Travel Express and Thandi Company driver standards of driving are very questionable. I seem to remember A2Z and AMPM had some excellent and some awful drivers!

We have good and bad drivers in every company, just seems the norm on this forum to belittle and bad mouth the smaller operators on here.

[vinh1000]

I have heard other drivers on other operators telling people a ticket / pass is not valid but allowing them to travel, giving them the benefit of the doubt that they genuinely didn't know - I guess it is different than on a routes like 50, 16 where different operators run.

As far as driving standards go I have used VIP twice on the 99 and once on the 101 and on each occasion the drivers were great. I guess most operators have their dodgy drivers - I have ridden with a few over the years. Two of the worst for rudeness to passengers are the main regular drivers on GRS and some of the Travel Express and Thandi Company driver standards of driving are very questionable. I seem to remember A2Z and AMPM had some excellent and some awful drivers!

VIP hit and miss really as to which driver you get
Though the GRS travel driver was so rude to passengers the other week regarding the stop button

[Nathan4775]

off topic a little but do VIP operate certain 99 journeys in the daytime ?

[John]

off topic a little but do VIP operate certain 99 journeys in the daytime ?

Yes, they run separate to NXWM and are at irregular times.
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