Arriva

Advantages: provide a crucial public service
Disadvantages: they're only after the profits

...sipping cocktails. Sorry Ciao, Arriva is a bus company, not a tropical island. So change the picture! Anyway, many public-transport users (or should I say "victims"?) will be familiar with Arriva, which seems to operate bus services all over the place nowadays. Here in Leicester, Arriva took over the old Midland Fox service that connects the city with the village I live in. As I don't drive, if I can't get a lift I either have to cycle or rely ...
...for some reason. The Arriva drivers in Leicester also seem to include a fair number of people who are either completely insane or...no, they must be completely insane. On a journey back home last week the driver nearly crashed into a van, then reversed 100 yards back down a main A-road, and then drove for about 10 seconds whilst reaching for something at his feet. It was slightly worrying, to put it mildly. Socialising is also quite difficult seeing ... Read review

Advantages: gets you from A to B
Disadvantages: A is not on the bus route!

...that I have to use Arriva buses only. This however is not too much of a snag. After arranging my working hours over the festive period, I decided to check up on the bus timetables for running times – a little foresight came into play here. Just because I was working does not necessarily mean that public transport is running! Sorry, please excuse the overwhelming sarcasm, nasty trait of mine. Anyway, the quickest way to do this was, wait for ...
...certain parts of it. So Arriva get subsidies from companies, yet can’t obviously be bothered to serve the rest of the general public. What a warming, comforting thought that is. Tell you what Arriva, why don’t I pay a percentage of my annual wage to you in the vain attempt to have a service that I can rely upon. I don’t blame the hotline operator. I don’t blame the bus driver. They have jobs to do. Apparently Arriva pulled ... Read review

Advantages: Public transport
Disadvantages: Unreliable, grumpy drivers, expensive

I live in Surrey and have been using the local bus service for years!! For over 6 years anyway! The bus company is called Arriva. My journey into town takes about 15 mins by bus. Why dont I walk, you say? I walk it sometimes in the summer and it takes about 40mins, I know it doesn't sound very long but it is after you've worked 9am - 6pm, you just want to get home! Anyway, there are 2 buses which run in my area, 1 goes the long way round the estate ...
...the town. The buses run from my area every 20mins, so its quite regular which is good, how-ever after 6pm, they seem to run every 30mins, then after 7pm, 1 bus every hour. Sundays are quite awkward for me, as I have to be at work for 11am, so i have to get a bus which gets me into town about 10:10, so Im waiting round town for at least 40mins! Also buses going back to my estate from Guildford on a sunday aren't very suitable as I finish at 5pm, ... Read review

Advantages: The new style buses look great
Disadvantages: as op

...want a positive opinion of Arriva then you'll not find one here (or pretty much anywhere else). A couple of starting points. ~ I'm slating Arriva WOKING, I'dont know about services in the rest of the country although from other ops I guess I'm not alone. ~ GUILDFORD runs a decent service, the busses always turn up and the staff are plesent ~ I'm only really writing this as I liked the idea for the title (I had ½ hour to think of it this morning ...
...sister used to date an Arriva bus driver, this is NOT a personal attack, I liked him and considerED him a 'good bloke' I use Arriva on a weekly basis for occasional trips to work (all this week) and visiting friends. Arriva is the principle service in Woking having pretty much destroyed the local compitition. Arriva seem to like nothing better than taking over a new route and then closing it again after six months. I understand that the local council ... Read review

Advantages: gr8 staff
Disadvantages: not many buses in my area

...very negative response towards the Arriva company and personally I think that's wrong!!! Arriva is a Sunderland based company (I live in Newcastle) that operates throughout the north east. Although there are only 4 buses with the arriva sign on it per hour to 2 different destinations in my area i believe there are enough to give a satisfactory service. Compared to the other big north eastern company go north east. They still produce a great quality ...
...using only arriva. the arriva one day ticket is also available for children. This consists of a £3 charge so that the child can travel anywere in the north east on as many arriva buses as is desired with that ticket. There is also the option for a explorer ticket. This is £4.75 for a child and allows you to travel anywere in the north east all day being able to switch between different bus companies and metro services also. -----------------------------------------------------Adult ... Read review