In message , at 19:38:39 on Thu,
8 May 2008, Neil Williams remarked:
Plenty of bus operators ban all food and drink.

Only those who are more interested in their cleaning bill than in
passenger comfort.

It is not conducive to passenger comfort to be surrounded by litter,
smelly food and so on.

It is a benefit of bus and train travel that one
can safely enjoy refreshments, unlike while driving a car.

National Rail trains are different, but no-one is likely to starve when
on a local bus.

I understand and support a ban on hot food, as it stinks, but so long
as you don't chuck the rubbish on the floor there's no good reason for
not allowing at least cold drinks and sandwiches.

Unfortunately, people only seem to understand total bans, as somewhat
evidenced by people gleefully rehearsing various 'loopholes' in this
thread.
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Roland Perry