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• Passenger attitudes to bus deregulation have been surveyed by the Governmentfunded Transport and Road Research Laboratory.
The postal survey of passengers in non-metropolitan counties found a mixed reaction from passengers on the effect of deregulation. Of the 400 responses 41% said they thought services were "good or very good", while only 17% claimed that services were "bad or very bad".
Some 39% of respondents thought services had improved since deregulation in 1986, whereas 29% claimed they had deteriorated. Around one eighth of replies said their use of the services had dropped.
The survey highlights the main points raised as: An improvement in the frequency of weekday services.
A deterioration in the frequency of evening and Sunday services.
The choice of destinations now open to passengers has widened.