Bus franchising is expensive and risky with the local councils having to carry the can if things go wrong in this foolish, commercial enterprise. Both Brum and Dudley have tried risky and foolish projects, as I have described elsewhere. This one means that we taxpayers have to foot the bill initially in buying up bus depots, buses and changing staff contracts and, have to fork out when bus services don't bring in the expected revenue.
Keep to the excellent Enhanced Bus Partnership (EBP) model and use the money saved from franchising to bring in FFPT.
Bus franchising is another re-organisation that is unnecessary when you already have EBP with the bus companies being paid to run socially necessary but unprofitable services. Money talks with the bus operators. Stuff their teeth with gold to bring in FFPT!
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