Claribels

[TinnedPeaches]

This is fascinating and really rather worrying. The bus pictures on this chap's various websites have a photoshop of the circular spiral present on Hallmark's coaches (another Rotala reference) and those various other websites have endorsements from so-called employees of CityFox, seemingly masquerading as customers.

This chap seems to be worryingly delusional.

[mikestone]

What is more disturbing is that linkedin appears to have accepted the account - I have joined just  to point it out. Can I suggest anyone here who is a member does the same?

[Stu]

Have you seen the other CityFox subsidiaries on FB?

https://www.facebook.com/cityfoxltd?ref=profile
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Transbristol/444707478946613?ref=profile
https://www.facebook.com/Kernowbus?ref=profile

Clearly these are all fake pages too. With the same handful of people posting on each one.

For a company based in Bristol, and with the financial clout to 'acquire' other businesses such as Claribels and Kernow Bus ( ::)), its strange that CityFox themselves operate 1 bus service, in Reading.
http://cityfoxgroup.com/services/4572912059

And that service, according to Traveline, doesn't even exist. And neither does CityFox.

[the trainbasher]

On VOSA the only 98 in Reading is run by Reading Buses for V Festival!

[Steveminor]

Guys guys guys, I can shed some light on this whole saga. Part of a business course at UWE calls for the student(s) to set up a bus/coach operation. The requirement is that they should set it up as if it is a real business with all the pr etc. This has caused some confusion before with people in Weston Super Mare turning up for their new bus service from W.C buses only to find the company didn't exist.
So now that's all cleared up we can move on.

Sorry for the late reply, just got back from the states.

[Tony]

Guys guys guys, I can shed some light on this whole saga. Part of a business course at UWE calls for the student(s) to set up a bus/coach operation. The requirement is that they should set it up as if it is a real business with all the pr etc. This has caused some confusion before with people in Weston Super Mare turning up for their new bus service from W.C buses only to find the company didn't exist.
So now that's all cleared up we can move on.

Sorry for the late reply, just got back from the states.

It doesn't tell you to put false information about good companys miles away from Bristol, or do anything some of these people have been accused of by the police.

[Kevin]

intriguing that the course requires it to be so public, surely they know the public are going to get confused if it goes too far

[Liverpool Street]

Well surely CityFox should be hosted on the School Network and only teachers/students can access it?

Steve Minor, if that's the truth, its bloody stupid idea.

[winston]

Well surely CityFox should be hosted on the School Network and only teachers/students can access it?

Steve Minor, if that's the truth, its bloody stupid idea.

The other issue is why register the CityFox Bristol Ltd on companies house? As accounts still have to be submitted even if dormant and who pays the costs of registering/accounts etc

[Isle of Stroma]

Guys guys guys, I can shed some light on this whole saga. Part of a business course at UWE calls for the student(s) to set up a bus/coach operation. The requirement is that they should set it up as if it is a real business with all the pr etc. This has caused some confusion before with people in Weston Super Mare turning up for their new bus service from W.C buses only to find the company didn't exist.
So now that's all cleared up we can move on.

Sorry for the late reply, just got back from the states.

It doesn't tell you to put false information about good companys miles away from Bristol, or do anything some of these people have been accused of by the police.

Possibly the most chilling thing so far is the picture of the toasted NXWM President on that spurious 'Claribels' facebook page.

Y'know, I can't stand the Prodigy, but I'm bu$$ered if I can get one of their tracks out of my head.....

[Liverpool Street]

Well surely CityFox should be hosted on the School Network and only teachers/students can access it?

Steve Minor, if that's the truth, its bloody stupid idea.

The other issue is why register the CityFox Bristol Ltd on companies house? As accounts still have to be submitted even if dormant and who pays the costs of registering/accounts etc

Indeed. I'm sure the college wouldn't want this fake company being taken seriously? Surely it takes more to set up a company then what these dodgies are doing?

And Dave, I love that reference!

[winston]

Well surely CityFox should be hosted on the School Network and only teachers/students can access it?

Steve Minor, if that's the truth, its bloody stupid idea.

The other issue is why register the CityFox Bristol Ltd on companies house? As accounts still have to be submitted even if dormant and who pays the costs of registering/accounts etc

Indeed. I'm sure the college wouldn't want this fake company being taken seriously? Surely it takes more to set up a company then what these dodgies are doing?

And Dave, I love that reference!

It costs circa £100 to register a limited through an accountant, then £30 per year to submit dormant accounts

[Liverpool Street]

Well surely CityFox should be hosted on the School Network and only teachers/students can access it?

Steve Minor, if that's the truth, its bloody stupid idea.

The other issue is why register the CityFox Bristol Ltd on companies house? As accounts still have to be submitted even if dormant and who pays the costs of registering/accounts etc

Indeed. I'm sure the college wouldn't want this fake company being taken seriously? Surely it takes more to set up a company then what these dodgies are doing?

And Dave, I love that reference!

It costs circa £100 to register a limited through an accountant, then £30 per year to submit dormant accounts

And the point is...

It would be easier, and cheaper, to design a website/fake twitter/Facebook account and for it to be hosted locally on the school system. What benefit is there for this thing to registered and for it to be in the public domain?

Personally, I think its more then what Steve Minor is letting on.

[Isle of Stroma]

Personally, I think its more then what Steve Minor is letting on.

I'll put it down to senility, but I'm struggling to remember the 'unnamed' partners of Inonespin Travel. I'm not squaring 2 & coming up with 5 am I ?

[Liverpool Street]

Personally, I think its more then what Steve Minor is letting on.

I'll put it down to senility, but I'm struggling to remember the 'unnamed' partners of Inonespin Travel. I'm not squaring 2 & coming up with 5 am I ?

David, I think you're coming up with 4!