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First slough rail air yr24oxe 25105 on flixbus 043 in bath bus station
 

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markymark2000 said:
I believe most of Flixbus works to the letter of PSVAR rather than the spirit of PSVAR. Such as they will not remove wheelchair space seats from coaches unless a wheelchair is booked, and even then there is a good chance they have 'sold' the seats which need to be removed. Turn up and go travel goes out of the window as most drivers can't/won't remove the seats (sometimes drivers can't because the seats are too heavy or lockers too full so can't store seats when removes, or some cases it's 'won't' because of one of various reasons). Flixbus also has an ongoing saga of choosing stops which are deliberately not accessible for wheelchair users because they are so desperate to get into certain bus stations, accessibility doesn't matter (Ie Leicester and Bristol whereby offloading a wheelchair means lifts are deployed into the middle of a bus apron, and Nottingham Broadmarsh where there isn't enough space for a wheelchair lift to extend and a wheelchair to board. There's other examples but this will suffice).

All of this is before I dare to think about how many drivers aren't doing PSVAR checks as part of their daily walkaround check (have they got the relevant equipment and does it all work? Testing the wheelchair lift etc) because that is rife in the whole industry at the minute.

What I would say though is, refer any PSVAR issues to the DVSA. National Express, Citylink and Megabus only started taking PSVAR and 'turn up and go accessibility' seriously when Doug Paulley kicked up a fuss and the DVSA started threatening to refer intercity operators to the traffic commissioner.
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I think part of the problem regarding wheelchair access in stations is the stations are designed for vehicles where the lift is in the front steps like on the NX Levantes, but most of the vehicles Flix use have the lifts further back.

I also wonder why Flixbus haven't put any signs up in Broadmarsh saying where they are going from
 
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I've noticed the the Stoke-on-Trent to London bus, isn't direct as a change needed Birmingham and a 1 hour 50 minute wait !
 
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JonathanH said:
Yes, the reduction in overall supply seems to be manifesting itself in higher fares.
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Not sure if the number routes has reduced but usually its cheaper at this point in the week. I know its half term in England but not in Scotland.
 
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route101 said:
High prices on the Anglo Scottish services this weekend, up to £90 one way.
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That is Scandal those prices, Tonight there only 2 seats left on one or fully booked on the other. megabus is only £55 for the 10pm London Journey, that some saving, and later in the week you can still book for £25-40. Who ever traveling with Flix have more money than sense.
 
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overthewater said:
That is Scandal those prices, Tonight there only 2 seats left on one or fully booked on the other. megabus is only £55 for the 10pm London Journey, that some saving, and later in the week you can still book for £25-40. Who ever traveling with Flix have more money than sense.
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If you're unhappy with the pricing that one operator offers, you're quite free to book with the cheaper one. Market forces etc... ;)
 
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GusB said:
If you're unhappy with the pricing that one operator offers, you're quite free to book with the cheaper one. Market forces etc... ;)
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I wonder if like Ryanair they've managed to be so well known as cheap that people will just assume the train to be more expensive if in fact (on the WCML) it is not.
 
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