Hi-Ride

[Kevin]

How come he hasn't painted his buses into a fleet livery I know it costs money to paint a bus

Whatever bus he is using is his fleet livery....

[Solo1]

Hi ride reminds me of travel express all colours  I'll have a green day or I'll have a stagecoach day thought  after all those years he would of painted the 2  buses

[Solo1]

Public Inquiry (74855) to be held at The Public Inquiry Room (Birmingham), B15 1PL, 38 George Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, on 21 June 2017 commencing at 10:00
PD0001044 SN
FERDINAND PELLINGTON
FERDINAND PELLINGTON
60 HOLLY ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2DB
S17 - Consideration of disciplinary action under Section 17  (The Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981)
Sch.3 - Consideration of Transport Managers Repute under Schedule 3  (The Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981)
S26 - Consideration of disciplinary action under Section 26  (The Transport Act 1985)
S28 - Consideration of disciplinary action under Section 28 (The Transport Act 1985)

[Steveminor]

Well thats him finished then

[justlookingaround]

Certainly it may be the case if he is still doing the same that got him the previous PI.

I applaud people who do everything by them self but with this industry they can't be completely self-reliant, you can't just take a day off service because you have something else to do, which will no doubt happen on the day of the PI, as the last PI was the same.

Do things right and you'll be fine, do things wrong and you just get into trouble.

[vinh1000]

Seen the 40x out earlier on city road so still going ATM

[justlookingaround]

Seen the 40x out earlier on city road so still going ATM

Well the PI isn't until next Wednesday, you'll just have to check if it runs then, because he didn't get it covered with another driver last time.

[justlookingaround]

Anything come out of that Public Inquiry yet or is it too early to expect anything?

[karl724223]

Still running saw him on city road this morning just after 9am going to bearwood

[Solo1]

les Act 1981)
Section 5.2 – Decisions Taken at Public Inquiries
Public Inquiry (74855) held at The Public Inquiry Room (Birmingham), B15 1PL, 38 George
Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, on 21 June 2017 commenced at 10:00 (Previous
Publication:(2294))
PD0001044 SN
FERDINAND PELLINGTON
FERDINAND PELLINGTON
60 HOLLY ROAD, HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, B20 2DB
1. "Pursuant to Section 26(1) of the Transport Act 1985, I prohibit Ferdinand
Pellington from using vehicles to provide local bus services of any description. This
prohibition will take effect at 0001 hours on 10 September 2017.
2. Pursuant to Section 17(3)(e) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981, I am
varying the licence so that not more than one vehicle may be operated. This variation
has immediate effect."
Section 5.3 – Notice of Transport Manager Public Inquiries to be Held

[BusFan94]

Doesn't he already use one veichel

[justlookingaround]

Letting him keep the license for private hires if need be but banning him from operating bus services, just like GRS then. Surprised the Traffic Commissioner didn't just revoke the license altogether or ended his service immediately.

[justlookingaround]

Route-One Magazine has reported on the Public Inquiry:

A second appearance before a Traffic Commisisoner (TC) for a high rate of noncompliance with a local service timetable between Perry Barr and Bearwood has led to Birmingham-based Ferdinand Pellington, trading as Hi-Ride Coaches, being banned from operating local services with effect from 10 September by TC Nick Denton. In addition, the TC cut the licence held by Mr Pellington, of Handsworth, Birmingham, from two vehicles to one on financial grounds. At a previous Public Inquiry (PI) in 2015 when service punctuality was also an issue, TC Nick Jones warned that any further failures were likely to result in Mr Pellington being banned from operating local services.

The TC said that Traffic Examiner (TE) Robert Lees reported that during a monitoring exercise over 13 days on Mr Pellington's service, of 58 journeys monitored 19 failed to operate and 32 ran more than five minutes late, giving an overall failure rate of 87%. There seemed not to have been any improvement since the previous PI. Mr Pellington said that he was not aware of any complaints from passengers. Problems had been caused by roadworks at Bearwood and at the main turning point, which started without warning and ran from July until December. He could not alter the timetable as he had just started operating the service in July. He had had in mind to vary the service but before he put a variation in the roadworks finished. After the TC pointed out that roadworks could not be the reasons for failures to operate, Mr Pellington said there must have been breakdowns and he had been unable to hire in.

The TE said that a further small monitoring exercise was carried out in February and March. The nine journeys monitored resulted in a noncompliance rate of 22%. There were no layover times at either end in the timetable. It did not comply with the domestic drivers' hours rules. Though Mr Pellington had been observed taking breaks they were not built into the timetable. In his decision, the TC said that in 2015 TC Jones had said that Mr Pellington clearly lacked the skills to design a workable timetable and suggested that he buy in help to do that. He did not buy in outside assistance but proceeded to design and implement a timetable which was incompatible with drivers' hours rules and allowed no recovery time between services.

Like his predecessor, he also concluded that Mr Pellington, while clearly inept at designing and running to timetable, was not a dishonest man, nor had the failings jeopardised anyone's safety. He was not therefore making an adverse finding against his good repute as an operator or transport manager. He was aware that Mr Pellington's business might no longer be viable once he could not operate a local service. He might wish to surrender the licence, as TC Jones suggested he should think of doing in December 2015.

[Michael Bevan]

Just seen in this week's RouteOne Magazine that Hi-Ride Y337 FJN is up for sale...