A survey by Citizens Advice Scotland shows two thirds of Scots are dissatisfied with local bus services, with bus travel falling below 400 million journeys for the first time.
Passengers have expressed frustrations with the frequency and reliability of services.
The Scotland-wide figures show that:
• 64% are either dissatisfied or very dissatisfied by the frequency of scheduled services.
• 56% feel the same about the punctuality of their buses (i.e. those services that do exist are often late).
• 58% feel that their local buses offer poor value for money.
• 60% think fare information is not good enough.
• Nearly one third (32%) say the buses are not clean enough or are in poor condition.
• 46% say they are not given enough time to sit down
• 16% say there is no bus service to their local hospital or GP.
If you have a point you wish to raise with Stagecoach about their services locally, then you can buttonhole their senior managers at the Kincardine and Mearns Bus Forum on Thursday 29 March in Stonehaven Town Hall. The meeting starts at 7pm.