Concern over Trent fares
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THE TRENT Motor Traction week by Mr Cecil Sheridan, Traffic Commissioners.
He said he was seriously 1:oncerned at a failure of communication between Trent ind Derbyshire County Coun:•11. This was disclosed in a written decision by the Commissioners permitting Trent to ncrease its fares.
"It appears to us that the procedure adopted by the company in reviewing its network of services has been such as to prevent the county council from exercising properly its function of co-ordinating services," said Mr Sheridan.
He pointed out that Trent received nearly £3/4rn from county councils to support loss-making services. Derbyshire had asked the commissioners to postpone the fare increases that Trent wanted until a revision of services had been agreed with the company.
The application was said to have resulted directly from the failure of Trent to co-operate with the county council.
"It is essential that the counties should be able to ensure that the best possible use is being made of the large quantities of public money which they allocate to support loss-making bus services so that the maximum benefit to Co was strongly criticised last chairman of the East Midland the public will result," said Mr Sheridan.
Despite the commissioners reservations on the actions of the Trent Company, he allowed their application for a 131/2 per cent fare increase. He said the rises would not necessarily bring about a great deal of passenger resistance and would thus not impede any future service revision agreed with Derbyshire County Council.