School bus cuts 'could close down' Hull firm Ellie Rose Travel

“Working directly with the schools which use these services most would seem to be the best plan for this business.

If parents wish to choose their school, and the school wants to retain its image for attracting preferred pupils from across the area, then the school sould arrange a contract directly with the supplier and recharge parents.”

“by killer127Monday, February 25 2013, 4:25PM
"Just more cuts to public services and political points scoring by the HCC, and then blame it all on them nasty Tories. Why not get rid of a few of the 270 managers on £50k+ a year to make up the shortfall?

Its not services you should be cutting its petty bureaucracy and pointless well paid jobs for the boys."

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Couldn't agree more.If there is a shortfall in funding I hope the council will have the decency to work with parents and schools to retain the services people want. Even if the kids end up paying 10p a journey or something, that is presumably better than losing the service. Are there any companies or wealthy individuals who would help fund/sponsor it? It seems to me that often the councils prefer to give up and boost sympathy for their cause (anti-cuts, nasty tories etc) than genuinely try and protect services. I wait to be proved wrong, HCC.
I note also that they want bin men on the four day week, are the executive reducing their hours too, I wonder?”

“I wonder how many people in this country voted for these morons and wish they never had, dont worry its going to get worse before getting better by a long way, the sooner we see the back of them the better they are wrecking the country day by day.”

“"The company has had to spend more than £150,000 this year bringing its fleet up to standard for school runs."

Which vehicles are these I wonder? I briefly worked at Ellie Rose Travel / Jowett Travel / City Central / Hull City Transport (or what ever name they go by these days) and the newest vehicles they owned then where 17 years old.

Bus companies like these that mainly operate school services usually have very tight profit margins & the drivers usually end up working there because they're desperate after been sacked from one of the two major Hull bus companies for "having their fingers in the till", so to speak.”

“@worker111 I find that that comment a bit odd too! Great to know though that we have British companies with a 'can't do' attitude!
Tell me, when they refused the business, did they say that it would cause far too many invoices too?”

“Just more cuts to public services and political points scoring by the HCC, and then blame it all on them nasty Tories. Why not get rid of a few of the 270 managers on £50k+ a year to make up the shortfall?

Its not services you should be cutting its petty bureaucracy and pointless well paid jobs for the boys.”

“Sorry patrick I found your post incoherent.

But let me take a guess, your solution to an unsustanaible level of public and private debt, is to rack up even more debt.

A debt that you are looking to pass on to our Grandchildren, and even their children.

It is an economic model based on lunacy and selfisheness.

The country needs to live within it's means, and we haven't even started to get there yet.”

“As a parent of 4. Im sorry to say i dont get no help with busfares, or school meals. at one point it was costing £4 per day on buses & lunch (luck has it my partner )can either bring them to school, or home depending on there shift from work . one is now at collage so this is costing £10 for one of those weekly tickets so altogether it`s still £20 per week as another has left school but still this is alot for my family per week. so these parents complaining its not fair tough I have to manage And before anyone says yes My partner & I both work. but our wages arn`t going up but the bills are. my childrens school is just short of been able to have a bus pass but to far to walk/bike . so to cut costs we have to by basic pack up for them breadcake& filling crisps, drink and chocolate biscuit . we buy in bulk and it seems to help our budget un like giving money for luchtime but we made the decision we wanted our children to go to a good school eventhough we knew we wouldn`t be getting any help it was our choice and so theres parents complaining you made that choice to send your children to a school far from your home except that times are difficult and savings are needed so time you paid even if its only a small amount”

“Worker111: I cant believe you would make such a silly comment. There are nearly a quarter of a million unemployed in the region. George, the kamikaze economist, Osborne will agree with you. There are two things that prevent the economy tanking like Greece and Spain and the construction industry - private sector employers hoarding labour hoping like Mr Micawber, something will turn up and the current level of public spending - even after cuts.”

“Colonel, I used to work for a multi national and they wouldn't give a contract to a company if more the 70% of their work was reliant on it.

For just this kind of reason”