Got the new E bus from Woodmancote into Cheltenham with the children as thought would be cheaper than driving in, more eco friendly etc.. How wrong I was. Nearly £8 for what would have been a short journey return if the bus hadn't gone all the houses. Def do not recommend as for 10 minute journey into town and@£5 parking for 3 hours it makes no sense to use the bus! Shame.

Driver stops anywhere to let passenger get down. Not at bus stop. So, have big gap and need go through parked car to reach pavement. Very danger in Newcastle.

As a person who travels on the bus at 12- 15 times a week and has to use stagecoach every time as it goes where I need, I think I'm pretty qualified to review this service. It's a great bus service. There can be untidy seats but we can expect that from any bus. The prices are reasonable and the bus drivers are almost always on time and if not they have good reason to be slightly late. One thing I must say though, is I have had a few bad experiences where my bus driver has just powered the bus down and sat there for about 15 minutes or have got out of the bus in the middle of the journey to smoke or go on there phones. I'm sorry. I know driving all day long with obnoxious customers can be annoying but please break at the end of the journey or on your break. I have been late many times because a bus driver has done this. Some people have places to be! With that being said it is an easy bus service to use and has a good website and the ride isn't as bad as some other companies such as first! Trust me I could say a lot of bad things about First Group!!! Thanks for reading. I hope this helped :)

The 204 bus in general is a reliable service With the rare blip apart from the fact it sits at See real stops waiting ridiculous we could be In town much quicker very frustrating & by The sound of the tutting on the bus it's not Just me that's irratated by this come stagecoach Lets just get too work less of the stop start!!!!

Normally a great service but some of the bus drivers are very aggressive! Sometimes they swear and once someone by accident, pressed the button. This has happened before when people think that the bus is nearing their stop when it isn't. The bus pulled over and the doors opened. Instead of just closing the doors and continuing to drive, this bus driver put his feet up on the dashboard and started to roll a cigarette! He did not smoke the cigarette but still it totally wasted my and others time. Sometimes bus drivers even use inappropriate language! At other times when the bus gets a bit too loud on the top deck, some bus drivers are polite and say "Could you be quieter please." where as other bus drivers go upstairs and shout "SHUT UP!" I know that being a bus driver can be a stressful job, but inappropriate language and stopping to roll a cigarette is unacceptable. Could be much better!

The bus I regularly take is from Rye Road Guestling (at Martineau Lane) While the majority of the buses arrive on time or just after. I have reason to complain that certain buses to make up time are coming past the stops from The White Hart Guestling too early. The bus schedule printed on the stop where I get on states that the Mon - Sat service times are: Guestling, White Hart 07 minutes past the hour, there is a bus stop in between so 3 minutes later would be the time I would expect to see the 100. If no-one is at these bus stops then that is where the driver should make up the extra time. I take this bus at least once every day I am well aware of the times and always allow myself to be at the stop on the hour, as if the 347 is late I can use it also. I live off Winchelsea Lane and have to cross a busy part of Rye Road. I have just been bout to cross this road just above the Bus Stop when the bus has driven past at 4 mins. past the hour on several occasions. The drivers have a clear view and definitely see me, (this was related to me by regular passengers who even told the driver I was there, but were ignored) some have waited but they are obviously trained well. What was to stop those drivers making up time at that stop, then I would have caught it.I have severe athritis in both knees and cannot run fast. There is at least a forty - sixty minute gap in the time for the next bus. There are no seats or shelters at these stops making it a long time to stand. You might think I could get to Kings' Head Bus Stop or Churchill Avenue, yes I have, BUT it depends on where I am going and what time I have to get there. I have also explained that I suffer from athritis in both knees making it impossible to run up the hill to the next stop. eg; Two weeks ago on 1st March I had an appointment at my bank in Silverhill at 1pm. I also had patients to see from 2:30 pm at the Medical Centre near Hastings Station and was carrying a heavy laptop. I was trying to cross the road when the 100 raced by just after 12 pm,with no intention of stopping.(This bus would have taking me straight to Silverhill), unfortunately the 247 left at 11:10am (too early) and the next one was not due until 12:50. Waiting would have made me late for appointment and also having to change to another bus at the station. I rushed to the Churchill Ave stop in agony(as I was unsure of the bus times), and just in time for the 22, The lady driver was very understanding and waited patiently for me to board the bus, as she could see I was breathing erratically and in pain and she informed me she was going to Silverhill. I just managed to make the Bank Appointment. This example was just to point out how important it is to have these Schedules revised and printed out correctly. Every bus stop should be named on the list and the expected time it should arrive Plus some way of informing passengers if the bus is late or held up. The bus should NOT ARRIVE before these times, if so wait at that stop until time is up. Many of these stops have only one or two passengers waiting and they do not know if the bus has gone or not, there is nowhere to sit or shelter while waiting. 1. Revise the schedules by having someone from your company travel over a number of weeks and on every bus on these routes for a full week at a time, this would give a true assessment (including delays and hold ups)of the bus times 2. If a bus is held up or not running, why not pass this message on to drivers travelling on the same route or the other side of the road so they can call across and let passengers know, so they can make their choices. I can see the above suggestions being of benefit to Drivers and Passengers alike.

Normally OK, but today I awaited the 43 airport bus at the Withington stop. The driver swung round a bus already parked there, and as I frantically waved at him as he passed he shrugged his shoulders and drove on. At least four people were waiting for that bus at the stop.

Stagecoach arnt the worst bus company in the world in Bedford but they could do alot better, io mean what heppened to discount student fairs and where the hell are the sunday buses get that and I will be happy. I work rota and use the bus to get to work and well on a sunday I have to be at work 2 hours early jsut to be on time because the buses are absoltuely hopeless, there are no local buses and the country are 1 every 3 hours not good as far as im concerned. A couple of night buses would hurt anyone either. Thats my rant done all I want is sunday buses and student fair. Stagecoach have it in other towns so why no it Bedford, you tell me....