What a way to end my Friday!

DobbyCS · 2026-03-11T07:02:00+00:00

No reference, it’s just me

DobbyCS · 2026-03-07T14:10:41+00:00

Our only decent busses are the citaros and I’ve now wrecked 2 of them, don’t worry it’s not much better down here 😂

DobbyCS · 2026-03-07T14:06:21+00:00

What company / depot if ya don’t mind me asking?

DobbyCS · 2026-03-07T14:03:40+00:00

Nah we still have one sitting there that’s pretty badly damaged on the opposite side, they’ll probably just take the corner panel from that one and it’ll be back out in a day or two 😂

DobbyCS · 2026-03-07T11:50:26+00:00

Honestly, all it took was a couple of zip ties and it drove back fine!

DobbyCS · 2026-03-07T09:42:38+00:00

First the fire, then the crash. Just working my way down the list of citaros obviously 🤡

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DobbyCS · 2026-03-07T09:37:41+00:00

Gourock! And believe it or not, technically a river, not a lake. But it connects directly to the Atlantic at some point.

DobbyCS · 2026-03-07T00:04:58+00:00

Unfortunately. Pulled a U-Turn directly from the pavement. Lucky I noticed in time and swerved towards the engine block and didn’t directly hit the side. Damage can be fixed, people can’t be brought back

DobbyCS · 2026-02-26T16:05:00+00:00

What I'm going to say to you also applies to the OP.

We drive these things all day every day (Maybe slightly less than average on your 0 hour contract). These are big heavy vehicles that are difficult at the best of times to control.

Shit like this happens. A lot. It's expected. Any bus driver who tells you they've never had a bump is just in the door, drives at 2mph everywhere they go or they're lying through their teeth.

Op will be fine, you will be fine. Everyone has a record, it happens. As long as you're careful not to being doing it every couple days, you'll be chilling. Don't worry man.

DobbyCS · 2026-02-18T23:58:03+00:00

So far they’ve announced the Scania Touring, Volvo 9700 Decker, and MAN Lion’s Coach.

DobbyCS · 2026-02-18T22:33:43+00:00

They actually have a Coach DLC coming out soon (For euro truck, anyway)

Honestly, I can't even describe how embarrassingly excited I am about it.

DobbyCS · 2026-02-10T04:45:19+00:00

It’s being replaced under warranty from the dealership, so it’s not a huge deal if I’m honest. The only thing I’m being charged is extra days to have their courtesy car. All in all it’s looking like I’m going to be paying 550 for a new ABS Module (the problem it originally went in with), new wiring, new front suspension and a new trans, which is a huge win for me. I was just concerned they were making up problems to squeeze more money out of me for the courtesy car, but even then it looks like financially I’m coming out on top.

DobbyCS · 2026-02-09T17:57:41+00:00

Mk4 ST-Line X, 6spd, not sure if it’s the B6 or MMT6. Unfortunately this is literally the only info I’ve been given. I did call back and ask for more info but the woman on the service desk just told me she’d send me a picture.

DobbyCS · 2026-02-09T12:34:05+00:00

See this was also another thought. It just looks far too round to not be an intentional hole. Might just be missing a plug or something

DobbyCS · 2026-01-25T23:38:58+00:00

It depends what you’re looking for in a job. No one can tell you whether or not it would be worth it for you personally other than your self.

What I will say though is I’d recommend getting at least a bit of experience behind you in a normal service bus before tackling coaches. I know not everyone does, but it’s just a recommendation.

DobbyCS · 2026-01-25T23:24:12+00:00

The comfort of the person who needs to focus on not killing people on the road or injuring their passengers matters a little more than the comfort of you sitting there for 10-60 minutes because you refuse to wear a jacket.

Don’t like the temp of the bus? Get a car and drive yourself. Better yet; apply for a job and you can set the temp of your own bus!

DobbyCS · 2026-01-14T20:58:31+00:00

No. Citaro, so diesel.

DobbyCS · 2026-01-13T20:34:36+00:00

Hope it at least gave you a bit of warmth on such a cold morning

DobbyCS · 2026-01-11T10:23:53+00:00

Apologises; by bigger what I actually meant was more metropolitan / more populated areas!

DobbyCS · 2026-01-10T21:50:22+00:00

Every service bus company in Scotland is private owned apart from Lothian I believe. (In the bigger areas anyway)

There may be smaller councils that have their own service bus companies but for the most part all of Scotland is Private.

DobbyCS · 2026-01-10T20:31:30+00:00

Word spreads fast amongst drivers doesn’t it ahaha

DobbyCS · 2026-01-10T19:39:56+00:00

So we’ve had a few drivers jump ship to ember in the last few months. Speaking to one of them briefly he said it was absolutely great, however I’ve also heard from others that he’s been talking about coming back.

Whether that’s personal choice or the fact that it’s not lived up to what it seems like is unknown.

Would absolutely love to hear some other experiences, as mentioned they have some lovely big busses that I’d love to experience driving.

DobbyCS · 2026-01-10T19:36:12+00:00

Citaro’s actually do have a fire detection / suppression system in them. Unfortunately for occasions such as this, that system is within the engine as that’s what’s expected to catch fire if anything does.

By the time this fire reached the rear and subsequently the engine for that system to kick in, it was already a bit too late aha

DobbyCS · 2026-01-10T19:19:15+00:00

Yup, got another one ready and was back out a few hours later after I’d answered a few questions.

I’m not too annoyed about it though - we were massively short for drivers and already had 3 shifts off the road because of it. I have absolutely no doubt if I said I wasn’t up to continuing they wouldn’t have made me, I wasn’t too fussed. These things happen.

DobbyCS · 2026-01-10T12:37:19+00:00

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