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| Author: | TREBOR50 [ Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | IS IT RUMOUR |
 Hi one and all,I am hoping you can help with a fact or fiction question please, my brother works for the bus company ARRIVA in the uk and there are strong whispere that Arriva are in the process of buying out OSYPA LTD the bus company and that Arriva Drivers will be coming out for approx 2 years, just wondering if any one can deny or confirm please. 
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| Author: | Neil [ Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: IS IT RUMOUR |
I have not heard that before ..? |
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| Author: | Polemi Dave [ Tue Aug 21, 2012 7:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: IS IT RUMOUR |
sounds most unlikely to me. With the unemployment here I would think the road licensing people would throw every objection in the book at the idea. Plus the fact that you could get a Cypriot to do the job for half the money and he would know where he was going, he could speak the language and he would already have a place to live. 
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| Author: | Jean [ Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: IS IT RUMOUR |
This is what they did in Malta last year when they got rid of all the old vintage buses and brought in the new ones. Now there are lots of British drivers. 
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| Author: | Neil [ Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: IS IT RUMOUR |
Dave why would you need to speak the language ?? did you ever see a cypriot on public transport !! dont be silly , there are BMW`s on the street .. |
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| Author: | Polemi Dave [ Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: IS IT RUMOUR |
Neil wrote: Dave why would you need to speak the language ?? did you ever see a cypriot on public transport !! dont be silly , there are BMW`s on the street .. Every day on the Panegia, Agios Dimitrianos, Psathi, Polemi to Paphos run. 3 return runs a day and lots of Cyps on it  Neil you need to get out more 
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| Author: | Blossom [ Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: IS IT RUMOUR |
Well according to the internet Arriva operate in 12 countries throughout Europe, so I suppose there is a possibility of them coming to Cyprus!!!! Yvonne |
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| Author: | migmogs [ Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: IS IT RUMOUR |
I hope not as the bus service here is brilliant........the busses allways look clean.....why should the cypriot folks give up their jobs for usually flithy dirty english busses that never run on time and english bus company if it happens what a shame |
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| Author: | Blossom [ Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: IS IT RUMOUR |
Yes I totally agree. Also can't imagine how the Taxi drivers would react!!!! Yvonne |
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| Author: | Josef K [ Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: IS IT RUMOUR |
I think it is unlikely that the local bus company will be taken over, as I don't think it would be attractive to a buyer. It is a recent company with a new bus fleet, and therefore must be carrying quite a bit of debt. As to the comment on using British drivers, there have definately been British drivers on the local busses in the past, and there are British drivers on the taxis, safari jeeps, wedding buses, and circular tour buses. All these have to have a local psv or taxi licence, but not necessarily be Greek speaking. So opportunities for taxi and psv drivers already exist without a take over. |
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