Ivo
Established Member
This is a somewhat light-hearted thread intended for us all to have a laugh at some of the "excuses" we have heard over the years. Essentially, if you've been given a reason for a transport service not operating which seems a bit odd, post it here! Bonus points for originality.
Please state the operator and service number.
This idea comes from one I had earlier today, which afflicted the 319 operated by First Somerset & Avon from Bath to Cribbs Causeway. Courtesy of a "full" bus on a different route (which was half-empty and for which a formal complaint has made), I missed one 319 and had to wait for the 1500. This bus sat the bus station doing pretty much nothing, until 1506 came and I decided to ask at the Travel Shop. They didn't know, and so began a period of uncertainty in which it was revealed that the company had given a driver the wrong instructions and sent him out on a different bus and even route to the one he was supposed to be doing! The company then tried to source a replacement and after about 90 seconds gave up and cancelled the service.
All this, because of an administration error - the kind you wouldn't expect even a 5-year-old to make. How hard is it to give any one driver the correct running card and the correct vehicle, or if they do go wrong, for this to be noticed?
Who wants to go next?
Please state the operator and service number.
This idea comes from one I had earlier today, which afflicted the 319 operated by First Somerset & Avon from Bath to Cribbs Causeway. Courtesy of a "full" bus on a different route (which was half-empty and for which a formal complaint has made), I missed one 319 and had to wait for the 1500. This bus sat the bus station doing pretty much nothing, until 1506 came and I decided to ask at the Travel Shop. They didn't know, and so began a period of uncertainty in which it was revealed that the company had given a driver the wrong instructions and sent him out on a different bus and even route to the one he was supposed to be doing! The company then tried to source a replacement and after about 90 seconds gave up and cancelled the service.
All this, because of an administration error - the kind you wouldn't expect even a 5-year-old to make. How hard is it to give any one driver the correct running card and the correct vehicle, or if they do go wrong, for this to be noticed?
Who wants to go next?