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Old September 25th 19, 12:18 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Roland Perry Roland Perry is offline
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Default Boris's bus related jinxes continue

In message , at 11:43:35 on
Wed, 25 Sep 2019, Recliner remarked:
Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show
that in the second quarter of this year new bus and coach registrations are
down 30% compared to the same period last year.

That marks the tenth quarter in a row that new registrations have
declined."


We are on the verge of a recession, the future looks uncertain, and your
fleet is probably fully compliant with latest regs. Why as an operator
would you start buying new buses?

Of the bigger bus operators, only Go-Ahead are doing well, with both
First and Stagecoach in trouble.


I suppose I'm biased by being in London, where there always seem to be
new buses


The registrations are 'only' down 30%, not 100%.
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Roland Perry