The diminished quality of service provision has previously sparked complaints from passengers. The CPT has argued that the government should aim to increase bus driver supply by increasing overseas hiring and coaxing economically-inactive people back into the labour market.
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The shortage has previously been attributed to factors such as Brexit, which has led to an outflux of EU drivers low pay and long working hours and migration of drivers from the bus industry to the HGV sector. There is a huge demand for logistics drivers currently and Warwickshire is particularly sensitive to that – David Ayton Hill, Warwickshire Council’s Assistant Director of Communities According to the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), almost 10% of bus driver positions were vacant in November 2022, with the figure being 8% for the West Midlands. Warwickshire’s bus driver shortages are emblematic of a broader UK-wide situation.
He made these comments at a February meeting of the Warwickshire County Council Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting – which monitors Warwickshire public service performance in areas such as transportation and economic development.Ĭhilvers pointed out: “Even on core trunk routes we have situations where the university bus, which should be every 10 minutes, is every 20 and sometimes 40 minutes and it is a similar story with the X17 which is another absolutely crucial service.” Jonathan Chilvers, Green Party member and Councillor for Leamington Brunswick Ward, argues that bus services are “in meltdown” due to the shortage. A chronic bus driver shortage is significantly hampering Warwickshire bus services, says a Warwickshire County Councillor.
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