First Bus staff in Bristol are “struggling to get to work” due to cancelled bus services, a driver has claimed. The bus driver, writing on social media, gave an insider account of the crisis facing Bristol’s biggest bus company including agency staff and “non-existent” managers.
Problems facing First Bus are growing with a huge number of vacancies for drivers, leading to the company recently scrapping many services. The driver shortage is believed to be growing, with the most recent number of vacancies in the West of England given at 200.
The bus driver, who said they have worked for First Bus for two years, posted via an anonymous account on Reddit last week. They claimed many drivers struggle to get to work and suffer from low morale, and the company relies on paying agency drivers.
