National Express / Megabus coach drivers

[N Dentressangle]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 11 July 2014 at 14:40

[Chrisgr31]

I'd guess that they are desperately trying to keep to the timetable and maybe have targets based on punctuality etc and therefore drive to try and keep to the timetable?

[agent006]

Round our way the Megabus drivers also drive stagecoach local buses. NE are often franchises from what I can tell.

[Willy Nilly]

Chrisgr31 said:

I'd guess that they are desperately trying to keep to the timetable and maybe have targets based on punctuality etc and therefore drive to try and keep to the timetable?

If they have to drive like knobs to keep to the time table, there is obviously not enough slack in it to take into account the likely delays.

[beko1987]

I see this alot with National Express and the Oxford Tube on the M40. Awful driving noticed constantly. I had one come up the outside of me in L3 once, I was doing 55 due to traffic ahead, which cleared so I increased my speed appropriatly. Oxford Tube matey was then out in L3 with no reason, so pulled back in flashing me, swearing at me and generally behaving in a shocking manner, as if I'd done it on purpose!

I just carried on and left him behind, sod em.

[Spare tyre]

I've not noticed megabits drivers so much, but the national express drivers actually really really awful, guess the traffic cops will get em sooner or later

[Humper]

Maybe cos they're running around with a pic of Dara O'Briain

[iva cosworth]

I was going to post this in the "Knob" thread acouple of weeks ago but forgot.

Some smaller coach company,don't remember the name ,on the M25.

Firstly being a MLM.........which seems to be standard coach behaviour.

Secondly,right indicator on for literally minutes obviously for no reason whatsoever apart

from a total lack of concentrating on the job properly.

Appalling behaviour from a so-called professional.

[iva cosworth]

I have "Stobart " prog on TV in background.

What looked like a NE coach just cut up the Bio Mass driver.

Stobart in L1,L2 full,coach pulls onto DC cutting up Stobart......

[Turn7]

No matter how bad they are,they will never match the knobishness of Paradigm van drivers.......

[Chrisgr31]

iva cosworth said:

I have "Stobart " prog on TV in background.

What looked like a NE coach just cut up the Bio Mass driver.

Stobart in L1,L2 full,coach pulls onto DC cutting up Stobart......

Not really sure who was to blame for that one and whether the coach came down the slip road from behind the truck or was in front of it. If the coach was in front on the slip road there was nothing preventing the truck driver from lifting off slightly to allow the coach in front. Yes in theory the Stobart driver might have had priority but I bet had the situation been reversed he'd have wanted the coach to lift off slightly to let him out in front.

[iva cosworth]

I wasn't watching close enough to make my mind up on that one....

[Chrisgr31]

iva cosworth said:

I wasn't watching close enough to make my mind up on that one....

Nor was I! Hence not knowing the answer!

[hedges88]

Turn7 said:

No matter how bad they are,they will never match the knobishness of Paradigm van drivers.......

But can they match the knobishness of Addison Lee Taxis?

[markmullen]

hedges88 said:

But can they match the knobishness of Addison Lee Taxis?

Now then, be realistic.

[IanV12]

Lots of NE coaches are run and driven by other coach companies

[markmullen]

IanV12 said:

Lots of NE coaches are run and driven by other coach companies

At one point a few years back they only owned about 3 themselves, the rest were subcontracted in, mainly Durham Coaches.

[md.]

Classic coaches in Stanley used to run shedloads on NE coaches until recently.

[Hooli]

agent006 said:

Round our way the Megabus drivers also drive stagecoach local buses. NE are often franchises from what I can tell.

Well Stagecoach do own Megabus so that's not uncommon.

[b3kaw]

Judging by today's accident on the m6, there all driven by unprofessional drivers,,