I remember very well last December when the time table and bus routes were changed. What were they thinking!

Not happy at all I live off Oceanbeach Rd was a regular bus user, even went as far as in 2010 to buy a property in this area because of the bus routes, looking ahead to my retirement when I no longer wanted to drive and could catch a bus without going via downtown The Mount or catching two buses for a journey over to Tauranga.

What gets me if you phone the bus company or talk to any of the drivers they don't seem to be at all happy with the service and will tell you user numbers are down.

I'm not alone on this as L Thompson pointed out in their letter (The Weekend Sun, October 04, pg 27).

Step up Bayhopper, provide a workable service so we can got more cars off the road, have happy drivers so they can get some job satisfaction and your people on your phones are happier!

It's not a big ask.

C Sparks, Mt Maunganui.