THERE is ‘no risk of disruption’ to Jersey bus users, LibertyBus’s parent company has said – despite having to close some of its operations in the UK.
The HCT group made the comments after two of its subsidiaries – CT Plus Yorkshire and Powell’s Bus – ceased their services, due to the financial impact of the pandemic, a surge in fuel prices and the cost-of-living crisis.
In a statement announcing the latter company’s closure, HCT Group chief executive Lynn McClelland said: ‘Everyone at Powell’s – and across the wider HCT Group – has worked tirelessly to put the operations in Yorkshire on a sustainable footing, but there is nothing further to be done.’
And Bristol Community Transport, which also falls under the HCT remit, has said it will stop running all of its community-based operations this week.
Commenting on whether LibertyBus could be affected by the problems, a spokesperson for the company said: ‘We’d like to reassure passengers of the bus services in Jersey and Guernsey that there are no risks of disruption as a result of changes to our operations on the mainland. We’ve been updating the respective island governments about the situation.’
