AN ‘entitled’ BMW driver caused a near two-hour delay to a bus service that eventually had to be cancelled.
The inconsiderate parker left his BMW on a bend blocking a route through Launceston, Cornwall, over the weekend, leaving a bus service ‘severely disrupted’.
BPMA bus driver has called a motorist ‘entitled’ after a BMW car was left parked on a bend blocking the route[/caption]
BPMThe car caused severe disruption to the bus service and it eventually had to be cancelled[/caption]
The delayed bus, which had no passengers on it at the time, was left stuck behind the parked vehicle for hours, even causing further disruption to the next service.
The bus driver also claimed the hold up made them late for a mandatory rest break.
In a report by CornwallLive, the driver said: “An entitled BMW driver has caused a one hour 45 minute delay by blocking a bus route in St Stephens, Launceston.
“I was unable to reverse out of the street as the entrance to the street was right around a blind corner and I was unable to reverse onto it until the depot organised a banksman to come to my location and watch me out to avoid a collision.
“This meant anyone wishing to board from Lanstephan onwards had to make alternative travel arrangements.
“We as bus drivers do our best to arrive on time and face hails of abuse if running late, but things like this make it impossible to do so on most days.
“Bad parking is a constant issue for us, people forget that even a small 8.9 metre long bus weighs 7.5 tonnes unladen and we require a huge amount of space to be able to turn around and manoeuvre.”
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