Some coaches only get an hour turnaround though so not enough time to go to Abellio
That would mean taking the 094 away from Dundee though, which carries favourable loads. Admittedly it’s largely for diagramming but it’s a busy run. If more 092’s were brought in, then it should work.
Right enough, I was using the map thing, which doesn't have a big green dot for Inverness.
The only time I was told to seat in an assigned seat was when traveling with McGill's despite the bus being mostly empty and alighting at the next stop.
This is the same McGill’s that have ‘Free Travel’ for Young Scot users yet their now mandatory reservation policy doesn’t appear to account for this on the Flixbus website. I spy a CMA/TC breach.
It’s not this. I’m aware of how to apply it but understand my original post didn’t clarify that. It’s the fact they charge you the booking fee, thus it isn’t free.
It’s the same on Citylink/Megabus if you want to book a seat, isn’t it?
It is, but booking on Citylink isn’t mandatory like it is on Flixbus. Megabus appear to have relaxed the mandatory booking requirement, while McGill’s have enforced a blanket mandatory booking on all of their Flixbus services.
McGill’s haven’t enforced anything. They are just the contractor. It is FlixBus that deal with the booking platform.
I was instructed by the driver that it was a McGill’s policy and that they no longer accept walk ups, even if there’s space. The policy has been in place for some months but a grace period had been in place, with full enforcement from 1st February.
Now that is very interesting. Perhaps another attempt is worthy and then to show this very page. Sounds like something doesn’t add up.
My point isn’t that there’s a charge. It’s a common industry practice. My point is that they shouldn’t be advertising ‘Free Travel’ everywhere when they’re claiming it now isn’t free if this policy were true. It does appear that this new policy is potentially nonsense so it will be an interesting discussion when I raise it with McGill’s in due course. Something somewhere is wrong, which is my point.
Wonder how I got on 0616 on the 15th then!
Very interesting. I wonder how this has come about. The driver wasn’t just doing this to myself by the way, it was for everyone who tried to board with an NEC. He kept moaning about having hassle about the new policy. Was an Xplore Dundee driver.
I assume he was getting hassle as he seems to have made up his own policy!
It seems like it. I hope I come across the same driver again in the future after I get an explanation for this as it could be an interesting conversation…
A lot of drivers make the rules up as they go along on the McGill's Flixbus runs. With regard to the NEC, they get away with it cause nobody challenges them. Speak up in future is my advice and don't let them dictate.
Why are you setting out to antagonise a driver? Fair enough if this particular driver admits to any mistake, but from being in this game long enough I doubt it. I'd just bar you from any vehicle I was driving if you came at me with such a self-righteous attitude. End of the day, driver decides who boards and travels, regardless of policy or legislation.
