the coach turned up 20 minutes late at dartford , when i saw who was driving i was not looking forward to the trip . we had the worst two drivers on reliance
we get on the m1 it is a nice clear day , the driver drives stright into a roadworks section that was coned of with metal barriers he comes to a halt in a ditch .he then drives up the dirt path till he can go no further due to 3 dumper trucks and a jcb
he then jumps out and starts to remove some cones indecating he is going to pull the coach out across three lanes of traffic that is speeding past us , i shout out to him you cant do that yourll kill us all .
the workmen are now screaming at him to stop what he is doing and they will remove the dumper trucks and the jcb , he now drives up the dirt path leaving a trail of dust behind us so nobody could see . we get back on the motorway 3 miles down the road he thows the ancors on to avoid going into the back of a lorry having to serve out across the lanes
now idont know if he fell asleep at the wheel but that would make sense
then he takes us the wrong side of everton so we are the wrong side of the river for tranmere he the misses a liverpool bus by a fag paper . then we end up 30 minutes late for kick off
we are on way home now but everyone is moaning and not at all happy
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If so, drop a turd in it.
Sorry to hear this clive , hope you complete the journey home in one piece
Yeah- give up the coach driving!
the driver was the very thin old man {the drivers at reliance call him the grim reaper }
Well as a coach driver myself, They are regulated ( to some extent) but not enough in my opinion. The Govt recently brought out the CPC. The problem with this is that its all classroom and no practical, and there's no pass or fail, you just need to attend and complete 35hrs of falling asleep behind a desk (at least safer than behind a wheel). Apart from a bi-annual medical, thats about it. Any revision on your driving is down to the company that employs you, and if they deemed you unsafe there's nothing stopping you going to a different company to continue driving like a dick. Too many Bus/Coach drivers who really don't give a damn about passengers safety and comfort and just bully their way around and drive as if they're in a VW Golf. Sets a bad example for those of us who actually take pride in our work. Anyone wanna borrow my soapbox now? ;-)
sorry redzed not with you ??
Bloke just decides to do a bit of 'off-roading' but forgets 2 things:
A. He's driving a coach, not a 4x4
B. It's full of people....who probably want to survive beyond Saturday...
Ay por dios!
I'm glad you all got back safe and well....it looks like it could have turned out pretty badly! What a pillock!
Can't believe the steward had the nerve to come round for tips!
Rally driver obviously
Especially as the coach is part of the official travel to away games
It is your duty to call the club in the morning and ensure they log your complaint.
Charlton should be demanding the dismissal of this tool
Or else we should use a different company.
Nothing annoys me more than allegdly professional drivers acting in this way.
I come across loads of people who pretend to be proffesional drivers and drive lorries like cars.
I dread to imagine the horror on that coach how you didn't remove him from the thing is beyond me
It is probably worth saying that two coaches travelled and the other one got to Tranmere at 2pm with a 45-minute stop en route. We take what happened seriously and will deal with it, but we have to get all sides of the story first and address it on that basis.
Shocking driving and an embarrassment to any motorist. Send the photo to the Police and see if they will take action. You might need witnesses though but this will get him struck off.