boydell's Review of First Group Bus
22nd Jan 2006
Overall Rating
- Value for money
- Cleanliness
- Reliability
Drivers are friendly, make an effort with passengers
Bad Points
Everything else
General Comments
I'm a commuter on First Bus in Bristol and it's amazing how similar my story is to the other reviews on here (apart from the one written by the MD of First Bus or whoever he is!).
What makes it even more surprising is that First regularly say that the reason the service is poor is because Bristol traffic is so bad, and then point to 'successes' in other areas of the country to show that, basically, it's Bristol Council's fault for not sorting out the traffic.
Considering that Bristol Council is the potential competitor that 90% of the public want - this tactic suddenly makes very good 'business sense' for the private plunderers!!
First Bus hide behind their profits and leave it for the poor drivers to take the flak for a company that they hate as much as the customers. This is not on and I for one will be campaigning in Bristol to see the buses returned to public hands. I hope you are doing the same and wish you luck if you are!
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