Double decker buses axed from Park & Ride sites in Canterbury

Double-decker buses are to be axed at Park and Ride sites across Canterbury as passenger numbers struggle to recover to pre-pandemic levels.

The Stagecoach vehicles will be switched out for single-deckers and even smaller hopper buses as the city council looks to cut its losses on a service haemorrhaging more than £30,000 a month.

Councillors have backed the move, with one quipping the existing double-deckers are often seen with only “two people, a dog and a driver” onboard.

It comes as the latest figures reveal the city’s three Park and Ride sites were used 20,553 times in February – down from 30,447 in February 2020.

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