Arriva take over Midland

[winston]

This may well be the reason why little has happened since Arriva officially took over Midland on the 23rd Sept

http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=7187&categoryid=0

[sconehead85]

The Incontinence Commission strike again!  Takeovers HAPPEN for feck's sake!

sconehead85

[Bob]

oh dear.....

[Andrew1991]

Looks like bully's don't always get their own way lol

[Tony]

Looks like bully's don't always get their own way lol

Who's the bully? The former owner of Midland demanding money off Arriva? Referrals like just are just a complete waste of taxpayers money. The only thing the two companies were competing on was the price of tenders, and there are enough other companies who can bid if they want to

[midlandred2003]

Another waste of tax payers money,ridiculous.

[s-m-991]

Does this mean Midland are staying how they are and no Arriva livery?

[winston]

Does this mean Midland are staying how they are and no Arriva livery?

For now at least while the OFT are investigating, no doubt as soon as the findings are made if all is ok Arriva will proceed with plans for fleet replacement & absorbing the operating in to Arriva Midlands

[winston]

The Incontinence Commission strike again!  Takeovers HAPPEN for feck's sake!

sconehead85

Who actually raises the concern with the OFT in the first place to prompt an investigation? Could NXWM have used it as a tool to slow Arriva's advances down?

[Discodave]

Probably as NXWM can't really buy anything themselves in the Midlands for the same reason, or do feel threatened but its another case sticking there nose on where they are not wanted it does not really affect the Market there is still competition between a variety of operators.

[andy]

Why can the OFT get upset about an operator (Arriva) who currently operate less than 10% of services in the West Midlands acquiring an even less significant one, when they made no attempt to break up the huge monopoly of Coventry and the West Midlands that became TWM? A monopoly that will only be effectively competed with when another large group enters play, as is the situation already in every other large conurbation in the UK.

Far from protecting competitive practices the OFT are actually stifling them.

[Discodave]

True a big competetor is needed the OFT are a bunch of numpties will try not to call them any other nasty names

[winston]

With the competition bodies medalling in Stagecoach's agreed deal to buy First's Barnstable operation, its intervention actually did Stagecoach a big favour and saved them in excess of £2 million pounds, they have ended up cherry picking the best of First routes and still ended up with a monopoly on the town anyway........

[andyr]

Oft upset about nothing. Arriva now have 100% monoply in Cannock!

[D10]

I wonder if the OFT may have concerns about the Tendered network the West Midlands as Midland and latterly Arriva have quite a large number of Tenders between them, so therefore in theory there is theory less competition for them.