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Bus location "app"
24-03-2012 8:08 AM
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I’ve suggested (to the bus company) it would be useful to publicise this information by way of a mobile phone application.
DAK if this happens anywhere in the UK?
(I'm thinking in situations where children need to be met from the bus)
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24-03-2012 8:46 AM
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24-03-2012 10:49 AM
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24-03-2012 11:24 AM
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http://www.tfl.gov.uk/termsandconditions/20914.aspx
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24-03-2012 2:43 PM
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Our bus service is very irregular, it can often be up to 20 minutes late
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24-03-2012 3:29 PM
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However, to be fair, it wasn't to provide a service to passengers, more to keep an eye on their drivers to ensure they weren't parked up somewhere having a snooze, or adjacent to a betting shop watching the racing.
Oh yes, it does go on...not by me I hasten to add.
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24-03-2012 7:17 PM
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It's not perfect, but the timings are quite accurate.
So now I can spend longer in the pub and less time waiting for the bus

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25-03-2012 11:27 AM
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25-03-2012 2:47 PM
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The tracking device is fitted to all arriva buses here but it still doesn't stop them arriving late and the
Quote from: gleneagles Good idea, they should implement this across the country.
Our bus service is very irregular, it can often be up to 20 minutes late
display goes on to the next bus which should arrive. Sometimes buses arrive within 2 mins of each other
but the arrival board has gone on to the next bus due in 15 mins.
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25-03-2012 7:24 PM
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I've had it before when I've waited for a bus to the station, and thought "20 mins, I may as well walk" and then just after that a bus has passed me.
I assume the GPS wasn't working on that one.
Overall though, it's better than not knowing. So it is good.
TfL are cheeky though, they advertise 'text location x to (mobile shortcode) y' so we can charge you 12p per time. Better to pay 2 quid for a third-party app (which uses hardly any data) and their API to do the same thing.
Bit like when they 'changed' their travel information line from a 020 (7) number to 0843 number a couple of years ago, as obviously an 020 number doesn't make any revenue

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