Is there any accountability? (TFL / Arriva)
Is there any accountability? (TFL / Arriva)
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zcacogp

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11,239 posts

272 months

Wednesday 2nd March 2011
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Chaps,

Piss well and truly boiled this morning. Coming up to a traffic-light controlled crossroads (in Enfield, N London), I watched a bus move onto the yellow box junction with no clear exit, and sit there blocking the junction through five changes of the lights. The junction was completely blocked as the bus was preventing from leaving the yellow box, and it thus blocked the other road as well for nearly 10 minutes.

Being the angry young man type, I'd like to complain about this. I have the bus route number and the operator (Arriva) from the side of the bus, and the time and location of the incident. However, the Arriva website doesn't allow complaints, it says that 'If you have a comment, complaint or suggestion about any of our services, please contact Transport for London', with a handy link to the TFL website. However, I happen to know that complaints on the TFL website are simply ignored - or at least I heard nothing more about the one I entered on there 6 months ago.

On this basis, is there any way of complaining about the bus service? Is there any accountability for such driving? Or should we sit back and accept it?

Is there anyone from either TFL or Arriva on here who may be able to make some suggestions?


Oli.

zcacogp

Original Poster:

11,239 posts

272 months

Wednesday 2nd March 2011
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Thanks TCF - made me smile, at least! smile


Oli.

AB

20,307 posts

223 months

Wednesday 2nd March 2011
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A simple email will suffice, but you must mention how many directorships you hold or you WILL be ignored.

Good luck.

LuS1fer

43,423 posts

273 months

Wednesday 2nd March 2011
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You will get a reply from your MP about how buses are great and had you been on it, cars would be less and there would be no congestion....unless he was in the car behind you.

Personally, I would apply for but send back your free bus pass when you reach 60 in protest.

antspants

2,402 posts

203 months

Wednesday 2nd March 2011
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I'd be more concerned that you were only delayed 10 mins by the bus, but have probably wasted far more time posting this thread and getting wound up about since.

This is before you start writing to all and sundry who won't give a toss, I'm sure you've got better things to be doing wink