Thehooperman
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The whole of the area around the station is chocca with JKT International coaches including the bus stop where the 101 Hanley bus stops. They are there as rail replacement bus services apparently.
Anyway I explained to the JKT bus driver who was parked in the 101 bus stop that I was disabled and needed the bus to lower so that I could get on board. He was fine and said he would move when the 101 appeared - no problem. He also explained it was his company.
He was talking to two of his drivers, one of whom turned aggressively abusive and said the 101 bus would stop on the road and when I said I needed the raised ramp and the bus to lower his response was "tough".
The 101 arrived and stopped in the road and the driver lowered the bus so that I could board with some discomfort.
Whilst awaiting departure the abusive driver proceeded to give me a load of verbal and call me a "tw*t".
The other driver and the owner then got on my bus and asked the 101 driver and me if everything was ok and did F all when I said "no you need to sort your mate out". No response!!
God help any disabled or reduced mobility rail passengers who have to use this discriminatory w*nky rail replacement bus company!!!
I shall be taking this further.
Anyway I explained to the JKT bus driver who was parked in the 101 bus stop that I was disabled and needed the bus to lower so that I could get on board. He was fine and said he would move when the 101 appeared - no problem. He also explained it was his company.
He was talking to two of his drivers, one of whom turned aggressively abusive and said the 101 bus would stop on the road and when I said I needed the raised ramp and the bus to lower his response was "tough".
The 101 arrived and stopped in the road and the driver lowered the bus so that I could board with some discomfort.
Whilst awaiting departure the abusive driver proceeded to give me a load of verbal and call me a "tw*t".
The other driver and the owner then got on my bus and asked the 101 driver and me if everything was ok and did F all when I said "no you need to sort your mate out". No response!!
God help any disabled or reduced mobility rail passengers who have to use this discriminatory w*nky rail replacement bus company!!!
I shall be taking this further.
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