[Gobsmacked]

Busman sounds like he knows what he's talking about. What's an O licence?

The only times I have ever seen a bus driver behave in a possibly offensive manner is when some idiotic car driver overtakes them when they have already indicated to pull out, or forgets that if you can't see the bus mirrors then the bus driver can't see you.

They are human beings, not automatons.

My sympathy is with the Pilkington drivers. (not necessarily with the bosses) I think it was Willow who said that if these buses had actually been a danger to passengers there is no way they would still be operating until the end of a particular contract especially where children are concerned as I believe this is a schools contract they have been permitted to complete.

It seems that the bosses had been told once before to rectify certain things and simply hadn't brought the vehicles up to scratch. Perhaps they thought as the problems weren't severe it didn't matter. Now they know differently.

It could well be that another family member may have an unrevoked licence - someone not presently using it to operate this service. I was told something to the effect that an uncle may be in line to purchase some of the fleet.