âŠAWOL in this instance. Private bus operator âGo-Aheadâ who run some routes in Dublin and who the NTA has decided not to fine despite complaints about:
âŠpunctuality and buses failing to turn up.
Pensioners and children trying to the get to school were particularly affected [Richard Boyd Barrett] said. The most complained about routes, he added, were the number 59 from DĂșn Laoghaire to Killiney, the 63 from DĂșn Laoghaire to Kilternan and the 111 from Dalkey to Brides Glen.
The reason for the problems, according to Go-Ahead?
[it] attributed problems meeting its targets to âhigher than expected driver resignationsâ.
Given this is a completely avoidable problem, since there was no pressing reason to open up these routes to private operators, it really is absurd. And as RBB notes, this is a service for which the operator is paid ÂŁ125m over five years.
I know of a lad that drove for them initially and then almost immediately resigned as Dublin Bus were going on a recruitment drive (pardon the pun).
Thatâs Fine Gael for you.
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Every single bus operator is fined. Both of the semi states receive significant monthly fines for lack of punctuality.