Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has scaled back its bus services for the New Year - and the bus company said it will suspend its night buses and temporarily adopt a Saturday timetable during the week.
The bus company will be adopting its reduced Saturday timetable on weekdays from Monday, January 10, as a result of an ongoing driver shortage.
NCT, which has been forced to cancel a raft of services at short notice, currently has a shortfall of around 5 percent on the number of drivers it needs.
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It says in recent weeks a further 5 percent of drivers have been forced to self-isolate due to covid.
The A1 and A2 school buses will operate for Trinity, Bluecoat and Nottingham Girls Academy, along with extra buses timed for the start and end of the school day on the main NCT network.
Additional journeys will also operate to meet key working hours at Colwick Industrial Estate, QMC and Ruddington Business Park.
Final arrangements for Boots Site and University services will be confirmed next week. The NightBus network will be suspended.
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David Astill, NCT Managing Director said: “Prior to Christmas, despite our best efforts, our service reliability was not at the standard our customers expect or at a standard we are happy to continue delivering. We recognise that short notice cancellations cause inconvenience to customers when an advertised bus doesn’t turn up.
"By adopting this revised timetable, customers will be able to plan around the level of service we feel we can confidently and consistently deliver.”
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