National Express Coaches

[Tony]

I'm complaining about NE being greedy parasites. They didn't use to charge a rip off booking fee for buying a coachcard. I said it earlier & now I'll say it again. NE only care about one thing. That thing is money

I think you'll find that's what all companies are interested in, without out they don't exist. Then you don't get any service at all 

I'm all your time have you ever made a positive post or are you Steve Wright's 'Mr Angry' in disguise?

[Jay71]

I think you'll find that's what all companies are interested in, without out they don't exist. Then you don't get any service at all

I'm all your time have you ever made a positive post or are you Steve Wright's 'Mr Angry' in disguise?

I made a positive on the Rotala section a few months ago. But either you or one of your chums removed the comment.

[Mayfield]

Just looking at the latest allocations and if I'm correct 20 coaches are allocated to Wigston, when I went by Saturday I could only see 2 Lavantes and 2 minibuses, see a large location for such a small allocation unless something else occurs there

[Jay71]

Are the automated announcements on coaches a legal requirement?

[markcf83]

Are the automated announcements on coaches a legal requirement?

Not sure. 

[IMarkeh]

Are the automated announcements on coaches a legal requirement?

Yes in the broad sense, coaches do come under PSVAIR regulations (which include automated announcements).

In specific relation to National Express though, most routes will not have to comply as they are not defined as a 'local service' (and if there are stops close enough, NatEx restricts passengers from making short journeys, such as on the 400 you can't travel Wolves to Birmingham etc). 
The only NatEx routes that likely fall under the regulations are 007/022 in Kent, 717 Stansted, 025 London to Worthing, Liverpool - Leeds 170/171 and maybe some Stansted/Luton - London routes. This is because these are registered with the traffic commissioner or with TFL, as a local bus service, for a substantial part of the route.