Don't confuse the driver when boarding..!! 🤔☝️😤

[@carolpaula2204]

Alot of people do that in Ireland too. I was sitting for 15 mins yesterday a foreigner got on and handed the driver a €50 note! Driver said sorry I can't take that it's exact fare. Well she wouldn't get off she was fighting with him saying she had the money it was wrong he wouldn't take it! Well I got just got super pissed off and I knew the driver and knew he had only buried his Mother few wks before so I just got up and very politely said to the girl "Have u no coins?" She snapped at me "NO" So I just took out €4 and put it into the machine took the receipt gave it to her and smiled! She didn't even say thanks she just did "PFFFFT" and walked off! I live in Dublin and all busses it says EXACT FARE ONLY. We don't have just card payment YET

[@dholvey1]

Wish we have this rule in Devon counting out change slows down the services so much

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

...thanks Carol...that was a really nice thing that you did for the driver and for the passenger! I know that contactless payments will be brought in to many towns and cities over the next 5-10 years....!!! It's the way that the world 🌍🌎🌏 is going...!!!

[@carolpaula2204]

@@DoubleDeckerAnton We only have Go Ahead just started now the last few weeks. They have taken 26 of Dublin Bus routes. People arnt really happy cos Dublin Bus I'm sure like ur company is a family above all else and everyone nearly has a loved one or family member a driver so it's not going down well lol

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

@@carolpaula2204 ...hi Carol...Yes family bus companies have that lovely personal touch...it's important that is passed on to the employees and then through to the customer! 🙂

[@spiderfandom7592]

Foreign or not.. who has the exact fare? Bigot

[@danobrien4890]

You always got a plan Dutch Van Der Linde

[@AngelPerez-dw8ou]

LMFAO he does look like Dutch

[@brettparker708]

He's got his bus gang

[@iamafortnitefanlah4942]

Dutch after retirement

[@Drakotar]

I KNEW I’ve seen that face somewhere while playing 😂

[@Alex632]

Lmaooooo

[@saintsierra5124]

I wanna come down to London just to get on your bus😂

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

....that's a long journey for you..😂

[@eliaschnl]

Me too!

[@southern8329]

I guess I'm not to far. Get a train and have a 45 minute journey. Kent

[@MPsNewswatch]

I was on Anton's bus today and saw first hand how he deals with dodgy passengers.

[@saintsierra5124]

@@DoubleDeckerAnton I'm all the way up in Carlisle on the border so I'd make a day out of it😂

[@myththelegendtyson]

*but remember to always thank the bus driver*

[@somedude4140]

I was looking for this comment

[@DanuProductions]

Thanks actually a thing in London

[@FrederikEngelmand]

that seems weird to me, dont get me wrong i respect bus drivers and say good morning good day. but thank you just seems akward to say on the way out

[@halbyg4291]

I almost always thank the bus driver, even sometimes if they're rude to other people. I always say thank you if they're rude to me... Kill them with kindness - if you swear at them or something they don't even notice it. If you are polite to a rude person, it's possible they've had a bad day or something and there's a chance they'll realise how rude they were.

[@itchooses]

lenarr ?

[@IncredulousMisanthrope]

Never confuse the driver while boarding but..... *DON'T FORGET TO THANK THE BUS DRIVER AFTERWARDS!!!*

[@forevercomputing]

Even more important than that - "Hello"

[@BusDrivinginDublin]

Apparently I've seen in London, passengers don't really say "Hello" to drivers often. In Ireland that is the opposite. You usually see passengers greet drivers but they don't greet back

[@donohoeirl]

A new one for me recently - passengers playing the oyster beep via their mobile phones to avoid paying. Every single one I've caught has produced an unvalidated oyster after being asked to tap their oyster again to check. The thing that highlighted it to me was the pitch of the beep was off and no ticket type came up on ETM screen. Something to keep an eye out for!

[@pugsterjosh7925]

Transport Videos thats a sneaky one!

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

....Yes I've actually seen a video which shows someone using the beep on their phone.

[@airportdocumentaries]

Most of the time the shitting ETM don't even show up with anything to tell you that they have touched in.

[@mattbeardsworth3201]

Transport videos are you a bus driver or a ticket Inspecter?

[@airportdocumentaries]

@@mattbeardsworth3201 bus driver

[@ssj2748]

Penn has taken a career change

[@BillyBarton]

saul oneill hahahah🤣

[@danobrien4890]

More like Dutch

[@ollypants7471]

Well played

[@mooseking123]

I don't think his wife knows either, so dont Teller

[@Boqxx]

Lol

[@user-ei7ed6zy9k]

Bus driver since 2002 is quite something

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

....it is yes but I remember drivers who started in 1964 retiring in 2007 after 43 years service under their belt! One driver finished, signed off and went home. The drivers and union got together and arranged an official 'goodbye' for him!

[@kabz0272]

16 years the year I was born una 💯

[@michaelward1154]

That sounds depressing tho doesnt it

[@chip9649]

My dad has been driving buses since the 70s.

[@liamdoyle9559]

I started driving buses in 1978, still going.

[@kilIstation]

My bus driver is 79 and he has been driving a bus since 65’ which was before my parents were born!!!

[@amiratu5909]

crazybird I misread this and thought your parents were 14 lol

[@bonk6912]

@@amiratu5909 same

[@PacketCookzIntroCreator]

@@bonk6912 How the hell did you misread that to make out that his parents were 14? Could you explain?

[@amiratu5909]

ᖇIᑕK ᔕᗩᑎᑕᕼᕮƵ I thought it said “my bus driver is 79 and he has been driving since 65 which was before my parents were born!!!”

[@yikers3514]

i cant tell if youre trolling or not

[@katherinerice7921]

This is why I left public transport bus driving and changed over to coach driving, on charter work!

[@bluedragonofficial6987]

I'm from London and I saw a man long time ago that went in the back door and the driver haven't done nothing about it

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

...Yes it's rampant...happens all day long across London...!!!

[@jackhackett4557]

From what I've read the police in London is severely underfunded, and no politician seems to be willing to change that - so behavior like these will probably go on forever (this is a guy that didn't tap in with his oyster card and the bus driver confronted him about it): /watch?v=4FA2bJFdfeI

[@matt4239]

Brain Davison more a case that it happens at every other bus stop in London and to constantly confront people about it would be incredibly tiring for a driver who’s got enough to focus on with driving.

[@ThePaperCreater]

@@jackhackett4557 no politician seems to be willing to change that? Clearly didn't research for very long lol

[@jackhackett4557]

@@ThePaperCreater "Overall funding fell by 19%, taking inflation into account", from the article entitled "Police funding in England and Wales" - fullfact.org/crime/police-funding-england-and-wales ....Enlighten yourself.

[@lilp5040]

In Sweden, almost nobody pays on the busses, but most people pay monthly for a busscard but don't use 'em.

[@martinherikson6643]

In Stockholm, drivers are told not to point out if someone doesn’t have a valid ticket. That is only ticket inspectors’s job.

[@tillymassey3628]

Martin Herikson in the uk we very rarely have ticket inspectors on buses, I’ve never seen one and my friend was really suprised when some were on her bus! On trains we always have people checking tickets but not on buses 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@martinherikson6643]

Mentally Tilly I’ve never seen one either actually, only on trains maybe once a year. So that system doesn’t work, but at least the buses are moving without unnecessary delays. I saw an article once, where it said how much money Stockholm doesn’t get from tickets, and it was maaaany million Swedish crowns a year 🤦‍♂️

[@mattbeardsworth3201]

Well a relation of mine did get a £200 fine on a London bus, it was when tfl were accepting cash and she lost her paper ticket and the bus driver couldn't remember if he had sold her a paper ticket or not. She had never been known to tfl for fare evasion so I suspect had she appealed to the independent body stating it had been an honest mistake they would have cancelled her fine, the thing was she wrote to our local MP for advice (no help she should have appealed) and also was threatened with bailiffs so panicked and paid it.

[@duarte523]

Really? I lived in Stockholm for about a year and the drivers always checked if the ticket was being correctly validated or not. They even faced you when while you were entering the bus That’s why I got the impression that they were the ones responsible for confirming the correct ticket validation

[@gloriamcinerney7383]

We do have inspectors but it is very unlikely you'll experience one

[@Belks1453]

Can i get a salute for bus drivers and a thank you to them for their great service

[@mkeane7364]

To some bus Drivers 100% but to the people forcing them to keep taking minutes breaks they deserve nothing

[@ThatYorkshireBusDriver]

I can imagine it’s hard keeping an eye on that rear door

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

...it is Shaun...but the camera in the cab helps me to see the 'rear camera on the door' so it a like an extra eye in the back of my head...!!! 👁👌

[@Maykay1312]

That Yorkshire Bus Driver a solution for u dont open the back door

[@NintendoBlurb]

Xpert_Destroyer 4 You probably can’t just open one door. And some people might want to get off at the backdoor so if you open it for the people getting off and then try to close it before someone gets on you might end up injuring someone.

[@fusion_gemer1657]

i am in the age of where i get free bus rides, i went on the back door and im not sure if thats bad or not

[@jamespug26]

hey Anton, i have crazy bad anxiety and depression and ur videos are like crazy helpful for me i dunno you just have like a hella calming vibe

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Thankyou James. I'm glad I'm helping you, when you are going through some tough times in life. I hope you are well.

[@Kschychooo]

in Philly (U.S.) the boarding the bus is by front doors and pay by the driver. Rear doors would be opened when there is a person leaving (or request for stroller or person with shopping cart (not the store cart, personal cart people get)) and the driver would often close the rear doors if people finish unboarding and won't open them if nobody stands by them for unboarding. In Milwaukee rear doors have to be pushed out by passengers manually if they exit. In majority of Polish networks you can enter by any doors you want to (no double deckers in Poland :( ) but articulated busses have 4 to at times 6 doors (2 to 4 sets on front part of the bus (I think in Czech I saw a 4, there is a youtube channel from that network, don't remember the name) and 2 doors on the back part. Passangers have to validate the tickets (and/or cards) and there can be an inspection at any time, where you can be ticketed for not having valid fare. And nowadays the ticket control have often electronic check system and all that.

[@wakatui2646]

I see Dutch got a new job

[@norwiii4466]

Fuckin hell your profile pic

[@onklb.3155]

Hello from Innsbruck/Austria. Here, we have 2 systems for boarding a bus: 1.) Suburban routes and sightseeing busses: you have to get on at the front door and show your ticket or pay. 2.) citytraffic in innsbruck: you can use every door, tickets are only controlled by ticket inspectors (sometimes) or as an incident occures. greetings

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

...thankyou Onki...nice to hear what it is like on the buses in Austria 😀👍

[@lzh4950]

Meanwhile onbaord Singapore's public buses we board only from the front (except for a handful of bus stops where really many people are boarding, where an inspector is stationed at the exit), but alighting is allowed at the front at the bus service's last stop, & @ other stops too sometimes (if you don't get in the way of too many people boarding). However, university campus' shuttle buses allow all-door boarding (except during the pandemic, so the driver could check that non-students & staff aren't boarding, for crowd control reasons) as they're 'free' (funded by students' miscellaneous fees instead of fares), though some students complain that non-students & staff should be banned from the shuttles (& use the public buses serving the campuses instead, to reduce shuttle overcrowding)

[@hord1827]

I live in Austria now and you just walk on the bus, either door. There is random ticket checks to ensure people stick to the system. You buy the ticket either on your phone or at the machine. There is also a yearly pass for 365 euros (1 euro for every day of the year)

[@hord1827]

This is just for Vienna. The rest of Austria you must pay a fare (cash) tot he driver when you board.

[@alex69lol]

In Dublin we have leap cards Yeee boi

[@krassergamerLP]

You forgot to add that students can get that year card cheaper

[@user-wq9mw2xz3j]

We have a similiar thing on 1 line only in Malmö, Sweden too :)

[@Alexanderrox2010]

A phone ticket sounds handy. Less paper to deal with,

[@Mr-cr2ob]

What will you say about the people using there phone to trick the bus driver by playing the sound that the thing makes and tricking you in thinking they payed with there phone ?

[@trover420]

in Leeds, it's not really the passengers that the problem, it's usually the toxic drivers instead

[@hurleycomponents8135]

You look like dutch from red dead redemption 2 lmao

[@Half_Finis]

You're not gonna pay?! WHAT ABOUT LOYALTY

[@JamesSmith-ip8gv]

TechnicGuy65 lmao well spotted 😂😂😂

[@jimi4906]

😂😂😂👊

[@jwalster9412]

what the heck

[@TheForeignCitizen]

I live in a small town in Poland. You have to buy a ticket from the bus driver. Those that go in the front door are those that are trying to buy a ticket. Those that go in through the middle/back of the bus have already purchased tickets. It's controlled by two random inspectors that will board and check for tickets. If you don't have a ticket they'll fine you.

[@DC4444]

Frequently make short trips on Auckland (New Zealand) buses and have seen it happen twice this year. In both cases, the driver noticed and in one case, they refused to leave until everyone had a valid ticket or HOP card. The driver doesn't have a protection screen in Auckland, so can easily interact with passengers when needed. I have seen someone board at the rear door and tag on, when the rear reader is usually used for tagging off only.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

....we don't have 'tagging off' on the buses here....I get passengers doing this sometimes on mine...and they end up paying twice (2 × £1.50)

[@DC4444]

@@DoubleDeckerAnton The reason for tagging off in Auckland is that the same fare zone system used for trains applies for buses. That means for my trip from home to uni, which is NZ$3.75 with tertiary discount costs NZ$3.75 (£1.38, 3 Zones) for the train and NZ$0.00 (Difference between 3 zone fare and fare paid) for the bus. The return trip is $1.40 for the bus (70p, 1 zone) and $2.35 (£1.18, difference between fare paid and 3 zone fare). Currency conversions are approximate because £:NZ$ is about 1:2 but not exactly.

[@JordysRailVideos]

@@DC4444 we have the same system in Melbourne, Australia but some people who take the bus then a train won't touch off their myki cards as it automatically touches off from the bus and on for the train at the station

[@DC4444]

@@JordysRailVideos Doesn't work like that in Auckland. If you try, you get an error when you try to tag on a train after getting off a bus or a bus after getting off a train. The first scenario, bus to train is more annoying if you forget to tag off because the reader is on the bus and the bus has left. With train to bus, you go back to the train station and tag off.

[@thomasfluskey5922]

Oddly enough some school children are cheeky and get on the back doors for some reason.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

....I've seen it all...it never ends...!!!

[@transportflick923]

@@DoubleDeckerAnton just let the kid off sometimes

[@stuffed1322]

Haha, yes! I have stolen this bus ride that i can get for free!

[@xmz89]

its free anyway whats the point of tapping when it takes no money out of your oyster ?

[@transportflick923]

The reason tfl introduced zip for oyster in 2008 is because some school children run rampant on buses, graffiti, and vandalise. Every child has to tap in so tfl have a way of identifying offenders who mistreat buses. It's not a money making thing.

[@jacobobrien306]

Wow you must have the toughest job in the world. A true hero

[@speedforcepunch]

In Angus, Scotland we have a driver and conductor. So we just get on the bus and sit down then the conductor comes and takes our money so the driver only has to focus on driving.

[@chobbs3384]

That's a good idea, Although it's extra workers.

[@yeahnoway111]

over all thats way better, it makes stops faster and most people will buy the ticket even when inspectors are not in every bus

[@dwyerwazere]

I'm a bus driver myself and yeah the worst is people confusing the driver. Good video Dan !

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

...thanks...Yes there needs to be a bus code/passenger code so that passengers know the right way to board a bus!

[@daveb0789]

Love the moustache buddy

[@carahenney626]

Scotland here, and the bus company where I live has recently started accepting mobile tickets and contactless card payments, but it's a conscious act to open up the mobile app and scan it, or ask the driver to pay by card. You don't just walk onto the bus and boop anything. It's convenient but not so unconscious that people can get away with not paying.

[@Jonny_____]

Great video as usual Anton I find the worst ones with a single door Bus are large groups of school children after they’ve finished school as they are like a stampede and all push on not giving us drivers enough chance to see thief tickets/passes or issue them tickets

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Yes Jonny...I always remember the schoolkids causing problems up in Yorkshire! In London, they are actually ok...well behaved! But I do mostly citywork!

[@ellenkingsley]

@@DoubleDeckerAnton not all them are OK the number of brats I've seen not tapping in or tapping their card knowing they have no money pisses me off

[@Alexander-xl7ls]

Sorry on behalf of the school kids 🤣👍 happens alot especially y7s their really annoying

[@jamiele8502]

ellenkingsley i don’t see why people make such a big fuss about it when school kids travel free on buses anyway

[@lzh4950]

My country is now encouraging younger students to use public transport to get to/from school, instead of using school buses, due to a school bus driver shortage

[@adamroberts2517]

I live in Bournemouth uk and loads of people are refusing to pay and threats the driver

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Sadly it does happen a lot nowadays, with people struggling financially. In London, we press the 'Fare Evasion' button on our cab screens to inform T.F.L.

[@kris5451]

In Aarhus, Denmark we have yellow city buses - all 2/3 doors are used for both entering and exiting with the "exit first - then enter" principle. It's a lot quicker, but also allows for people to cheat the system We do have security guards who check tickets once in a while though

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

...hi Kris....it sounds like your system is similar to what we have here in London with 2 to 3 doors and people not paying their fare..!!! 🤨

[@kris5451]

We have Rejsekort (similar to the Oyster card) machines to check in and out at every door, so you're not forced to enter or exit at a certain door

[@kris5451]

I forgot to mention, our city buses also have ticket machines in the flex area, so the driver doesn't have to make a ticket

[@olgasa6943]

Bus drivers aren't expected to multitask. Youre expected to concentrate 100% driving...love your videos! I was driving a bus too , until I fell ill. But when I get my health back, I expect to get back to driving. In the meanwhile I'm learning from your experience to keep me updated. I've made you my mentor.❤

[@lzh4950]

In Singapore, bus drivers will also leave the entrance closed when assisting wheelchair passengers to board/alight, as the ramp is at the exit, so the driver at that time won't be able to check if other passengers are boarding without tapping, or mis-using a concession card

[@justarainyday739]

When you show us the card tapping in/out system, does it charge you?

[@elias_xp95]

Probably, but he is the bus driver he can just take a quid back out the pot lol

[@theoriginalstraw3801]

NPC#1911-EGUK tfl busses don’t take money, only oyster / contactless but he works for tfl so he’ll have an oyster which gives him free travel on busses and trains (certain zones)

[@austynjoe3495]

If ur a bus driver u get a unlimited card

[@stateofmind91]

I take my hat off to you pal, seriously. I am a "professional driver" but I can think of a long, long list of things I would rather do than be a bus driver, especially in London. The utter nonsense you have to put up with from the general public, being berated and abused for just doing your job, constantly having to deal with fare dodging scumbags and deranged, drug addicted psycho's who would stab you as soon as look at you for no real reason as well as maneuvering a doubledecker bus around streets where a bicycle barely fits, all for too little money. Respect to you my friend, I understand this profession is somewhat of a calling and you are in short supply in relative terms but you bus drivers are a national service, and an incredibly undervalued one at that. Keep on busing!

[@32446]

I’ve learnt so much from you thank you

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

....thanks Will ...😀

[@cityraildude]

Sydney, Australia- I am not a bus driver and can only speak from a passanger's experience. Our equivilant of the Oyster Card is the OPAL Card. You can either buy a ticket on the bus or use your OPAL Card (except for pre-paid buses which are OPAL only. The OPAL Card makes a noise on the reader, so the driver can hear whether or not you've tapped on. You can only tap on at the front of the bus, the rear door(s) is(are) for alighting only, and your OPAL card won't scan if you board from the back doors, only if you alight. If you forget to tap off, then you are charged full fare. I think that full fare OPAL Cards make a different sound to conssion cards (and they're also a different colour), so that the driver can easily identify them and ask the passanger to show eligibility. There's also a screen telling the passanger and driver this info. The screen also tells you how much money is left on the card, as well as if the passanger taps on more than once (to which it says already tapped on) or if you can't tap on because the reader is confused. The government is trialling paying with a credit card instead of OPAL, but that's yet to reach buses. Whilst OPAL is a NSW government thing, only buses in Sydney, Newcastle, Central Coast, Illawarra and parts of the Blue Mountains have the OPAL Card, and regional NSW buses have their own individual systems. In the Shoalhaven, you have to pay the driver at the front and he/she must interact with you during payment. Have you ever driven an articulated bus? If so, please do a video comparing articulated buses to double deckers. Does London have trolley busesc? If so, do they use the same driver as motor buses, or do they use different drivers?

[@thomaskeogh1233]

In Ireland bus drivers use their brakes to violently, yesterday I nearly fell on my face getting off the bus

[@Busman500PTEnthusiast]

In Melbourne Australia we get on the front door touch on with your myki. Then we exit through the back door and touch off. Depending how far you travel the fare will be calculated at exit. Some bus stopd have myki machines to top up buy your card if you get on a stop without one you can buy and top up from the driver.

[@Jack-nz3zp]

Don’t stand any messing anton it’s outrageous what these kids do now a days

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

...I know what you mean....kids can be nuts...!!!

[@CME1994]

You look like the kind of gentleman who reads poetry on his break

[@bestnzgamer3666]

It’s not only in England It happens in NZ too we have a similar thing to the oaster card and people try to sneak pass the drivers...we have enviro 200s here and they have a second door but second door is only for exit. In Sydney my dad was a bus driver and people would make excuses and someone tried paying a bus fare with $100 in hopes of getting a free trip because drivers only carry loose change...

[@JoshuaMeunier13]

In the U.S., I drive for First Transit and our college students know exactly how the etiquette works. They say hello, show their college IDs, get in their seats, say thank you, then exit. I'm not sure how it works for the other services in town, but I'm sure there are some problems with this even with new students arriving to the campus. Now that I think of it, I did have one student wiz by me without showing her ID due to it being busy. After all the other passengers boarded, I did approach the young lady to ask for her card and she kindly did. Sometimes people are listening to music on there earbuds like this instance and just need to be asked nicely. When I do end up in London, I will make sure I end up on your bus. I have enjoyed watching your videos along with The Flat Cap Bus Driver (Shaun). You two are the main reason I took to driving for my employer. Compared to school bus driving, driving for the university is much more enjoyable especially with the nice ElDorado National buses. :)

[@bradgreen7757]

I wish I could multitask it would make life so much easier

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

...lol 🤣

[@bradgreen7757]

@Mario I would suggest you read up on public transport in the UK its very different to the rest of Europe

[@DeezN1892]

Mario cos it’s different here.

[@DeezN1892]

Mario prick. There’s no problem here, just walk through the front door. Almost all buses in the whole country have one simple door. You can just board trains without having to buy a ticket if you want, but if a checky catches you you get fined

[@IvanNOFX]

If you came to Serbia, you'd be looking for a bridge to jump off of within five minutes. It's a madhouse here to the point that the drivers don't even bother. Instead, a conductor boards a random bus and checks if people paid for the ride. Often, the police has to be involved.

[@JamesPidgeon]

I live in london and i use the bus everyday for school, socialy ect and i see stuff like this all the time especially on the 3 door ones where u can hop on the back and half the time the back readers dont work

[@salimlare4013]

Here in Manchester, at home, I get VERY stressed!!!! 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤

[@captianjessie1]

How a out a partial solution mand the back sets of doors or put bus card readers at all doors even then there was someone people still slipped past octranspo ottawa canada. Fare inspectors do catch some of the non paying passengers.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

...some people walk on the 3 door new borisbus routemaster without paying...!!! It's best to have only one oyster machine at the front! That way it is obvious others who walk on the other doors haven't paid..!!

[@youdontknowjack6682]

I can eat a Big Mac and scratch my arse simultaneously

[@icextransport8490]

Was it the same issue when London Buses would accept change /cash

[@Lukenallen8]

In Ireland the driver only opens the second door to let people off. He then waits for everybody to get off, closes both doors and opens the front door to load everybody. That way nobody can sneak on. We have no bus inspectors in Ireland but since everybody boards individually through the same door there's no issue.

[@elizabethhayward9997]

Do busses in London except cash or is it only card and oyster cards

[@Joshua_davison98]

Only oyster/debit card

[@yeahnoway111]

they dont accept cash

[@DanCojocaru2000]

In Romania, buses use the trust system. Tickets are bought before we board the bus and on the bus there are ticket validators. Randomly, ticket controllers board buses and check for valid tickets and if you don't have one you get fined. Our buses also have 3 doors, and quite often the first one, the driver one, is left closed.

[@CommunityToursAustralia]

Do you get payed time and half on afternoon shift Anton ?

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

...it's normal rate...only night drivers contracted get the night rate...!!!

[@julez5900]

In New York City, these girls got on the bus and they all walked passed the driver and pulled out 2.75 in cash and handed it to the driver. The driver said “I can only except 2.75 in coins or card, not in cash” the girls then said we are from New Jersey where we get to pay cash fare. The driver looked at them and said “yes but this is new York not New Jersey” and the girls were screaming at him to just let them on for free. Time went by and they just walked off the bus.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

...yes...this happens a lot....people are not used to understanding 'how to travel on public transport' ...!!! 🤔 A man got on 2 days ago with cash...and I told him that we haven't accepted cash in 4.5 years (July 2014). He wouldn't listen to me. I told him "with your cash, you can buy an oyster card and then out money on it"...he then moaned and said "I'l just walk it"...!!! Now what I want to know is 'has this man learned anything? Or will he just board another bus and end up arguing with that driver too?' 😤

[@liamdoyle9559]

DoubleDeckerAnton . I’m sure he must’ve had a debit or credit card that he could’ve used.

[@peterchajo]

In Sydney and most parts of Australia buses usually have 1-2 doors (exception of articulated buses) but only the front door is used for passengers to get on. All other doors are for either people to get out or used for emergencies . Usually boarding through the back will have the driver tell you off unless you are making space for people to get off and thus get back on once those alighting passengers have gotten off

[@JordysRailVideos]

True, some drivers in Melbourne would open the back door if they accidentally missed a stop that they were supposed to stop at

[@johanwagenaar9967]

For Holland it is more like "don't confuse the passengers". Every company has different rules. Today I took a tram in Rotterdam and you can enter via every door. An hour later I take a tram in Amsterdam and I I'm only alowed to use the middle door to step in. 15 minutes later I take a bus and I can only take the front-door. I think the best system is a ticket free public system. In the end it saves the community money for a ticket-system, it is good for the environement and good for everybody's stress level.

[@jeffreytje58]

Johan Wagenaar free public transport will not work in the netherlands. Because of the EU. Everything is private companies running the Public transport. That means they have to make profit. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Totalios]

Who cares where i live like 60% dont pay for the buss but if they get cahed they need to pay 20€ for the 1 time

[@Alexanderrox2010]

Funny. Here in Melbourne, Australia, most bus drivers don't care if you tapped on or off. In fact, I've seen so many of them look straight into people who don't tap their cards on and off. Thankfully, I don't do this. It sucks that people just have that disregard to the bus system worldwide.

[@LondonAndSouthEastTransport]

DoubleDeckerAnton have you every driven a Routemaster?

[@johnny8447]

Bus drivers are the most underappreciated people in mankind

[@agarkennystv4340]

Here in slovakia all buses have 3 doors and some buses have 5 doors

[@DannyanwarGT]

Beriem si že nove majú 5 dvere

[@TruckerMurdock]

I'm awaiting my PCV training and know from chatting to bus drivers (I work for a bus cleaning company at a local depot) I'll have all kinds of things to contend with from passengers. Keep up the vids, it'll give me a heads up on what to expect in future.

[@erik_griswold]

But the Boris Buses have a reader on the middle and rear doors. Is that the reason there might be some confusion? BTW Los Angeles just started testing all-door boarding (with the RFID card like Oyster, marketed as “TAP”) on certain routes.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

...Yes..this system on the Boris bus confuses passengers as the 3 door Boris bus has 4 oyster readers (2 on centre door)...and when the passengers board they realise that they have to walk to the front on a normal 2 door 1 oyster reader bus!

[@ihavememesyouwannaseethem]

Where I used to live, assault to bus drivers happened and one bus driver died because of it, very violent city. It was in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

[@BcfcMiller]

Congrats on 21K subs Anton! Been subscribed for a few months, but first time commenting, not really had an interest in buses but you seem to make it all quite interesting in your videos, I’m surprised how strict things seem to be on London Buses, I live in Birmingham (UK) and the standard is awful, most drivers don’t seem to speak much English, they never really look at your pass when boarding a bus, and there’s been a lot of journeys where people smoke on the top dec of busses and the drivers never seem to care. Puts me off traveling on buses to be honest, wish we had this standard in Birmingham!

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

...thanks Matt for commenting and enjoying my videos ....Yes there are a lot of pressures on bus drivers in general...!!! We don't have the resources to deal with things...!!! I understand some drivers are too afraid to challenge 'the smokers 🚬 ' on the upper deck in Birmingham! In London I only catch one person a year smoking on my bus...it's vastly improved down here! But there will always be issues on buses...!!! CCTV on every bus helps plus there are probably a lot of police in London compared to the city of Birmingham!

[@owenhughes9978]

Saw you a couple of months ago on Walworth Road by chance, gave you the thumbs up before you drove off! Keep up the great work! Haha

[@LunaticOstrich]

I drive 18 and 21 meter buses with three and four doors. It's impossible to catch all fare dodgers. And something I really can't understand is how unprepared a lot of tourists are. They don't know how to pay on the bus or where to get off, and get angry at the driver if he doesn't know either

[@laidlawlevi]

I've always gone through the front door on a bus. Paid the driver, stated what I wanted and said thank you once my ticket comes out the little machine. People are just doing their jobs, they're just trying to provide a service and get through the day. I don't understand why people feel the need to take advantage.

[@fewgrain4245]

Wow this was uploaded early! I dont normally use the bus but if i saw your bus i would defo come on. And you'd get to see stuff you dont see from the tube too! Idk in Bristol south glos but i dont use bus much.

[@jaimepimentel1107]

In New York City on Select Bus Service machine at bus stop pay and get a ticket/receipt and Fare Inspector does random inspection caught without a receipt it is a$100 fine USD.

[@southern8329]

I'm from England, Kent. It's similar just no oyster cards. Over here people actually know what to do.

[@rubenspiga2681]

Same

[@zahidshabir4038]

from what you have described to me it seemed like the guys were "*SHARING*" oyster cards by coming on in groups whilst one of them goes to the back only for the friend to pass him his oyster and for the guy without a ticket to scan someone else's card

[@belfastbusfan]

Night shift Anton lovely stuff

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

....it was a middle/late but I'm resting now...!!! 😁💤

[@YandereLife]

Thankfully we have bus controllers who come on the bus in random stops and check if you validated

[@geeksquad1636]

Why you stressed out it's not coming out your wage

[@Cacille]

Because calling people out for being shitheads is the right thing to do for society.

[@h4724-q6j]

So he's supposed to just let people on for free? That's not right, and it could indeed cost him his job.

[@shayolola]

This is the best comment I’ve seen! Exactly, it doesn’t increase your monthly wage neither does it decrease it! Get on and drive the bus and get everyone to there destinations, we have places to be in London specifically rush hour and this wastes a lot of time! This is an inspectors job, just drive the bus!

[@shayolola]

Joe Bloggs I don’t need pointers, already know what my job entails! Thanks though 👍

[@shayolola]

Joe Bloggs reason why I’m having to do this is because he is delaying me and all the other people that have rightly paid the full fare to get to there destination. If I’ve got on a bus to go to work at a specific time in order to get to work on time, why should my journey and everyone else’s who have rightly paid for their fares be delayed and late because someone decided they don’t want to pay? That is extremely unfair! If a bus driver wants to discuss fares with a passenger then they should do that in their own time not mine when I have somewhere to go and I’ve paid! I’ve been in situations where the driver will completely turn the engine off because someone refuses to pay! It’s unfair to eat into people’s time like that. Your a bus driver please drive the bus. The inspector can take care of that or do it in your own time! And soz, I won’t be sharing details of my job. I think this one is simple though, a bus driver drives the bus, so simple. Have a good evening

[@mikebooth6007]

Cornish bus driver here. All. Our buses have 1 door so fairly easy to spot Fare dodgers but the point I wanted to make is that bus drivers are having more and more tasks pushed onto them, it's no longer just driving a bus. Even in cornwall we have so many different types of cards or passes and we're supposed to know exactly what one does what and then do fares And then driver the bus. Its understandable that sometimes confusion gets you. Happens to the best of us anton, iv been driving 9 years now and still happens a lot lol

[@SykeMediaTV]

21K Subs! .. Well that was unexpected BUT well deserved! ... Your gonna start wishing I did start that GoFundMe to buy you a printer I joked about a while back! :) ... You are on your way to becoming KZbin's first celebrity bus driver! :) ... Q: Do any of your passengers ever recognise you? ... or even ask for selfie?! .. If so, I wonder what all the other passengers must be thinking when that happens. :) Plus, I would love to know what your Bus Depo and work colleagues think about your growing KZbin fame, any chance of a video on that subject? :) Thanks DDAnton :)

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Thanks Simon...Yes I do remember you from the printing joke lol 🤣 A lot of people recognise me now on a daily basis! Most people say "hey...your the KZbin guy. !!!"😁👍 My work colleagues have seen a few videos as well and some of them are thinking of starting a channel of their own to tall about 'the bus job'.

[@SykeMediaTV]

'the bus job' sounds cool, i would subscribe! :) Although saying that I am in no way a bus enthusiast and the main reason I am a subscriber and fan of your channel is because of your fun upbeat personality and positive outlook on life! :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnjbm4aweNupocU

[@dehechenka]

In Australia bus drivers don’t care if you pay or not, that’s the job of the ticket inspectors

[@northover5023]

I once realy had to get the bus but had no money so i pretended to drop my phone and say it was broken and i had yellow bus app they let me on free but its the most scum thing ive done but the next bus fair i took i paid in double and said

[@JaseWolf]

The thing that damn well confuses me about London buses is why the heck does the card reader go red for concessionary passes when they're accepted when everywhere else in England, red means the same thing, that there's a problem (or it needs tapping again if it's a companion card). Why not make it simple and have it go green like everywhere else does is so beyond me.

[@jesset3395]

Different countries have different systems -_-

[@Wilco2998]

Here in the Netherlands it's normal to get on the bus at the front (with one of the few exceptions is the busline 300 Amsterdam Bijlmer Haarlem) and than we checkin (tap in) with the OV-chipcard and when we exit the bus we checkout (tap out). if someone does get on the back of the bus (except 300), the bus driver will say you can't get on at the back and need to get on the front. if someone doesn't have an OV-chipcard than you can pay with pin and than you get an Ov-chipcard for a limeted time (depends on how much you pay most give don't give a day)

[@tate_eilish3380]

Hi

[@RiaLunnPhotography]

*Alice Bradshaw* hi

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

...hello 🖐

[@luuk777w]

In The Netherlands they normally keep de back door(s) closed. But when it's really busy all the doors (4 in case of the long busses) are open and you can pay by all the doors. You can choose not to pay, but there are checks regularly and you get a hefty fine if you didn't. Sometimes someone will get on board and check you. Other times there is a whole army outside the bus checking you.

[@shayolola]

This is so unnecessary! I don’t see why you’ll delay everyone’s journey in London (specifically during rush hour) because of unpaid fares! It doesn’t increase nor decrease your monthly Salary. Just drive the bus please and get us to where we need to be on time! I find it so annoying when my journey is delayed because of this! It is an inspectors job to check the fare is paid not the bus driver! Please sort this out

[@ibrahimsoualhi7735]

Shayo Lola OR, just stop giving these poor guys headaches hahaa. They haven't got much rotation anyway so these type of things probably gives them a breather 😅

[@clumzytvrob9306]

Bus inspectors don't exist from my 17 years in London haven't seen a single one. If they let people on without tapping In then everyone would do it and tfl would be broke.

[@valid8601]

Shayo Lola Has you are sooooo wrong

[@londonbuses126]

Shayo Lola lol ikr because then the people that haven’t paid will get fined so it will be their problem not the drivers😂I went on the 126 and a man got on, he didn’t have his oyster but got on the bus and he refused to get off so the driver turned the engine off and we were delayed by about 5 mins so I get what you mean

[@alandouglas2789]

Maybe just pay?

[@stevel875]

The system in Switzerland seems to work pretty well... Get a pass or ticket BEFORE you board the bus, just like with trains. Driver not involved in the process at all, so just focuses on driving the bus. You might last a couple of weeks without getting ticket checked, but stiff penalties (equivalent to £80 for a first offence, and more for 2nd) for anyone unable to produce a valid ticket when a group of inspectors board the bus by all available doors, checking exiting passengers too.

[@DopeMazz]

Why dont you make videos about under paid drivers and only 2 % increase in pay rise ? Let me guess your a puppet for your garage

[@MoleculeMind7]

Marvells x the bus drivers union seem pretty useless as are RMT at the moment

[@Christopher_T_Paul]

The Oyster card system was introduced because it is faster than cash, faster means cheaper, more time driving as opposed to sat in a bus stop selling tickets. The system is like self scan checkouts, they know they are going to get ripped off, but the benefits outweigh the amount they get ripped off.

[@fastemx]

Just let people on for free , don’t you know we’re all broke these days

[@michaelhill5840]

It’s £1.50 you can’t expect to get on a bus for free???

[@kiraqueenanimations8081]

Well yeah.. but that's someone's job they drive a big bus for people. They won't earn money if you don't pay..

[@PersonManManManMan]

People are broke all the time...

[@eliaschnl]

In Finland we usually board the bus on the front but sometimes people do go from the back and don't pay. I very rarely see a bus driver making someone pay their ticket if they haven't. People who are with a 0-6 yo baby get on for free. Quite recently ticket checkers have started going around buses and trains. If haven't paid your ticket (oyster or traditional ticket) you have to pay a 70£ fee. Some buses have a oyster machine on the middle as well as in the front.

[@OwensMR]

Down here in Taunton the only bus company is the Buses of Somerset and we still accept cash and card but a lot of people use the MTickets app for weekly tickets. our buses only have front doors and half of our buses are 12,62,13 or 63 reg's if they aren't private. As well as that most passengers know most drivers. Love your videos keep up the good work!

[@dave597]

i used to go on london buses regularly. this one time i thought i touched the oyster card, i walked ahead and sat at the back, was listening to music on earphones so i didnt hear the beep. then another passenger told me to go forward and then i paid it. the problem is there is little visual feedback when you paid or not other than a small lcd screen. and unlike the tube there is no barrier to stop you from moving forward if you havent paid.

[@southlondoner7169]

And about 2 or 3 weeks ago, my sister drove the 450 and about 4 or 5 kids jumped on from the back and she had to make an announcement and wait for them to come to the front. She didn't care if she would be late because it wasn't her fault and she would just tell CentreCom the truth

[@Yorkshire_journeys]

Hi Anton I'm a major bus spotter in Sheffield South Yorkshire, I'd love to meet you one day in London, I feel like it would be an awesome experience, Maybe one day I might catch your bus while in service. Again it would be a fantastic experience, to meet you and have a chat with you about the fleet and vehicles. Going from, and coming to London 👍

[@Thelegend-rs9dc]

Mr Anton I am from Bulgaria and passengers actually get in without tickets through the back doors but drivers there are actually more likely to curse

[@bobbieswanson9480]

Double Decker Anton, in Longview Washington, you have to enter through the front of the bus and show a bus pass or pay for a one way or daily bus pass.

[@garyhardwick8489]

Worst ones up my way (West Yorkshire) are people with group tickets who get on,don't say anything,scan the ticket then about a dozen people walk past! Our buses are all single door so we don't have the problem of people getting on at the wrong door. As for the Borismasters,I've said in another of your videos the solution is to brick that back door up!

[@fredb6525]

In Prague, people get on and off all the doors of the bus. Only inspectors check tickets. This way bus drivers can drive the bus without getting confused :)

[@Ikea_]

Fred B they don’t pay for inspectors in England so the driver has to do it all