Buses & Coaches in general

First off I will apologise as this is just a rant about what bugs me on my journey to and from work. I won't be reviewing the bus company but I think that the things that bug me will be issue that everyone has. I hate it when buses are late. I'm not talking five minutes. I once waited nearly 30 minutes one morning. It was raining and I was absolutly freezing. When I got on the bus the driver didn't apologise for being late. It made a great start to the day. Buses not turning up. This used to be quite a problem and I was turning up for work upto 30 minutes late every couple of weeks or so. Luckly I have very understanding collegues. When you ...  Read the complete review

Come on Ken what are you doing? I thought that you were supposed to be improving Londons bus services. I was obviosly wrong. I live in Greater London and I have to get two buses to college and two buses home everyday. Both are London buses but are run by two different companies, Tellings Golden Miller and London United. The former runs every 20 minutes and is generally late. The later is supposed to run every 8 minutes but either comes in threes or every half an hour. When it does turn up it is often packed and you cannot even get on. Even using different companies doesn't guarentee a good journey. I advise anyone wishing to travel on any London bus ...  Read the complete review

I have just returned from a weekend in Amsterdam. A few friends and I decided to go, but after much hassle only 4 out of 20 went, due to there being a lot of use we all decided to go by coach, once this was decided I went on to gobycoach.com and found that It would only be £33 per person return if the tickets where purchased 7 days before travel. With this in mind I would certainly advise going by coach ? it?s cheap, gets you there and if there are a few of you, you can have a great time/laugh on the way over. In a different light look at the time it takes, and the comfort, we where on the coach for 11:30 hrs so the journey was quite cramped, after that being ...  Read the complete review

I catch a bus twice every day in the week. Here is an account of my typical journey: Arrive at bus stop at seven-thirty in the morning. Stand stamping feet for a good ten or fifteen minutes, asking self why on earth bloody bus company made timetable ten minutes earlier at the beginning of September. Bus turns up at seven-forty-five. Let the schoolkids go first - well don't have a choice as am shoved out of the way by small boys in over-sized blazers. Finally climb aboard the bus to be greeted by a stony-faced grouch of a driver. Cheerily (and politely) ask for ticket. Grouchy driver jabs his little ticket machine and asks (v. impolitely) ...  Read the complete review

When I moved to Milton Keynes I was looking forward to enjoying all the advantages a new city has. Shops, Restaurants etc. But I didn't allow for the oversite of not being able to travel to these destinations. Milton Keynes bus "service", leaves an awful lot to be desired. I have had to wait up to one hour for a bus on several occasions, usually when it is pouring with rain or freezing cold. Employers don't take kindly to the old bus didn't come excuse for being late, as most of them have comfortable cars. What makes matters worse is the lack of seating when you are waiting for the non-exsistent bus. Even worse for someone much older then ...  Read the complete review