Bus Accidents/Incidents.

[The Fox 4846]

1866 involved in rtc earlier on Walsall Road. All 51's & X51's diverted via Queslett Rd, Aldridge Rd & Beeches toward Brum at around 8:30 this morning. Causing absolute havoc.

[Dom]

1866 involved in rtc earlier on Walsall Road.

Are you sure? 1866 is parked up at Scott Arms now.  No sign of an accident. Driver checked VCR, nothing reported except a headlight bulb being out which had been changed.

[Tony]

Are you sure? 1866 is parked up at Scott Arms now.  No sign of an accident. Driver checked VCR, nothing reported except a headlight bulb being out which had been changed.

It was stranded there for an hour behind the incident, but not involved.

That doesn't sound so exciting though

[Dom]

It was stranded there for an hour behind the incident, but not involved.

That doesn't sound so exciting though

Was going to say, seemed in near perfect condition.

Cheers for the clarification Tony.

[V89MOA]

Another couple of videos doing the rounds tonight online, again of wild animals attacking buses, this time both NXWM...
1 Hybrid
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10214709933693612&id=1582136720
23 platinum (shame he didn't use kickdown):
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155924884346785&id=207297521784

I must admit this one made me laugh from London, natural selection at its finest! Just a shame taxpayers will be paying for the damage.
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1815968731773347&id=516588825044684

[Other Walsall Tony]

Another couple of videos doing the rounds tonight online, again of wild animals attacking buses, this time both NXWM...
1 Hybrid
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10214709933693612&id=1582136720
23 platinum (shame he didn't use kickdown):
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155924884346785&id=207297521784

I must admit this one made me laugh from London, natural selection at its finest! Just a shame taxpayers will be paying for the damage.
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1815968731773347&id=516588825044684

Monday's edition of the Express and Star shows two 'fans' on top of West Midlands buses. Well done!
Just the way to encourage more behavoir like this...

[Trident 4194]

Monday's edition of the Express and Star shows two 'fans' on top of West Midlands buses. Well done!
Just the way to encourage more behavoir like this...

It's alright the tax payer probably pays for the damage incurred.

[Tony]

It's alright the tax payer probably pays for the damage incurred.

How does the tax payer pay for the damage caused?

[Smethwickian]

Further to the above reports of buses being caught up in hooliganism resulting from  association football fixtures, Network West Midlands website advises that Sutton Coldfield town centre and Broad Street, Birmingham, not being served tomorrow after 7pm because of crowds "celebrating, or not"  England's match versus Croatia.

[Trident 4194]

How does the tax payer pay for the damage caused?

Well nx aren't exactly going to pay for the cost of damage are they?

[Tony]

Well nx aren't exactly going to pay for the cost of damage are they?

Please explain why you think NX won't have to pay for the cost of damage

[Trident 4194]

Please explain why you think NX won't have to pay for the cost of damage

Because nx didn't cause the damage it's hardly like the driver crashed. Surely it will just come from insuarance money

[Other Walsall Tony]

I have written to the E&S concerning their coverage of these incidents and would urge others to do the same.  Respectfully of course!

[Tony]

Because nx didn't cause the damage it's hardly like the driver crashed. Surely it will just come from insuarance money

National Express are self insured

[MW]

Because nx didn't cause the damage it's hardly like the driver crashed. Surely it will just come from insuarance money

Insurance money and tax payers money is not the same.

And yeah like Tony said, NX have this self insurance bond policy thing. You need like £20million to put aside towards an insurance pot, as a sort of back up. If you can do that, you don't need to have insurance with any third party companies. It's a consortium of companies pooled together as far as I remember, and they combined put up the £20million in this, let's say, bank account for claims.

Probably coulda explained it better. They taught us this at the Driving School in Walsall. So basically if a NX bus hits into your car, they'd just take your car via that accident management company they refer all the incidents to, and fix it all up for you, rather than you going to claim through your insurance and stuff. It's easier and cheaper for NX.