BUS WAR * UK - End Preston's one
A bus company in the city has been branded as a "transport monster" by a local MP.
Preston,UK -The Preston Citizen, by Nazia Parveen -29 Nov 2007: -- In a half an hour debate in Westminster this week, Preston MP Mark Hendrick talked of the escalating conflict between rivals Preston Bus and Stagecoach... He claimed that large operators often used dirty and underhand tactics to drive out smaller operators and Stagecoach was trying to kill off the local employee-owned Preston Bus company... He urged ministers to support local authorities in stopping the "wacky races" caused by the competition and putting an end to "bus barons blatantly disregarding passengers and public safety in favour of profits"... He also stated that the bus war had intensified after Preston Bus rejected a buyout bid from Stagecoach last summer... He went on to say that since this rejection Stagecoach had waged a war against Preston Bus by undercutting fares and keeping buses at stops until they were full... Mr Hendrick said that chaos had been unleashed on the streets with passengers being put at risk... Transport Minister Jim Fitzpatrick, said that the Local Transport Bill, which is currently being debated in Parliament, would give local authorities more options to improve services... (VIDEO You Tube, by DaveSpencer32 -July 27, 2007: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PRESTON-BUS-WAR...: The battle between Stagecoach and Preston)
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