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EU forces passengers on and
off the buses
Lucy Cockcroft
London
Telegraph
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Bus passengers who travel along a route of more
than 30 miles must get off the vehicle midway through their journey
to comply with new EU laws.
The Brussels ruling dictates that drivers must pull over and
let everyone off their bus after 30 miles, to ensure they do not
spend too long behind the wheel.
Western Greyhound, a bus company operating in rural Devon and
Cornwall, is among those affected.
Its Newquay to Plymouth route has been split in three, even though
a single driver is used for the entire distance.
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The driver is obliged to pull over and ask everyone to get off
before the route number on the front of the vehicle is changed,
and all the passengers are invited back on board.
Passengers have been told they must buy three tickets
to complete the route, and they must also break their journey
twice.
Western Greyhound managing director Mark Howarth said: “It’s
a farce. We have to kick customers off as soon as the driver hits
the 30-mile limit.
“Often it’s in the middle of nowhere. The passengers
think we are crazy.
“We’re caught up in something aimed at long-distance
truckers.”
Full
article here.
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