Following our letter to David Burton-Sampson, MP, we have recently received a response. We welcome investments into the country’s bus services, and the proposed Buses Bill that hopefully Southend Council will implement allowing us to operate our bus services that is reliable, and runs at the times and routes residents want. We are still incredibly disappointed by the increase in the bus fare cap, and firmly believe money could have been found from other sources to keep the cap at an affordable £2.