On Jan 10, 3:08*pm, "Mizter T" wrote:

Others will correct me, but AIUI bus services such as this used to be run
within Greater London under a regime called 'London Local Service
Agreements' (LLSA), but are now run under slightly different regime called
'London Service Permits' (LSP) (both were/are granted by TfL). There's a bit
more info he
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/businessandpartners/busoperators/1228.aspx

In the latest "London Service Permit Bulletin" available from the above
page...
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/businessandpartners/lsp_bullet...
...the Metroline 84 service features on page 20 under the heading:
"2 January 2012 - Application for a new London Service Permit to replace a
London Local Service Agreement".

So it would appears as though the service has shifted over from the old LLSA
regime to the new LSP regime for licensing purposes. The blurb does say:
"NOTE: Operation of service transferred from LLSA to LSP with no changes to
routeings, picking up and setting down points, terminal points, vehicles or
timetable."

I doubt if this is means anything to the average passenger, who now
sees a red 'London' bus, running in London, charging them a "reduced"
£1-35 for a journey for which they have already paid through their
oyster or travel card.

There's not many advantages to growing older, but the freedom pass is
definitely one of them!

Peter