Hi. To be honest I find the buses very unreliable in West Sussex.
Especially the 700 service from Bognor to Chichester. The buses are constantly cancelled, delayed or just non existent.
As a regular commuter for work this service could be much better considering the cost of a monthly ticket.

Local service No 65 serving Horsham Oakhill leaves something to be desired. Tuesday 8 August the 12.45 service from town centre claimed to be due on the electronic display board but after a wait of over 10 minutes, the display disappeared and the bus did not arrive. Not the first time that this service has failed to arrive and is frequently unreliable. An e mailed letter to Metrobus drew a totally bland and almost dismissive apology - we have copied correspondence to local M P Jeremy Quin who is contacting Metrobus himself. The No 65 - once half hourly - runs now only hourly and serves many elderly less mobile residents and any failure of the bus to appear is unhelpful in the extreme and at a time that all are being encouraged to use public transport in favour of car journeys.

Our bus service Metrobus 51 The Common, Horsham would be used by more people if it had a bus more than 3 times a day. First bus at Saxon Crescent/ Redford Avenue 09.37
Second bus 11.03
Third bus 13.03
That means you can only go into Horsham in the morning. Afternoons are a no go as is the evenings.

I travel on the no. 9 Stagecoach bus to and from Arundel, and I am very grateful for the service, as our local roads are now so congested at times that driving is too stressful. Inconsiderate parking makes the bus journey slower, sometimes the bus can barely squeeze past parked cars. Bus stops should be reserved for buses! Too many houses have been built between our coastal villages and towns, and now there is an urgent need to get people out of their cars and into buses.

Elderly passengers with back sensitivity cannot use Metrobus Services on longer routes because of jarring - partially a result of poor road conditions, partially due to minimal seat cushioning and, substantially I believe, due to lack of maintenance or renewal of bus shock absorbers.
I have sought to use the Horsham to Worthing service but found the trip too painful to repeat

I don't have a view as we have no bus service in Amberley.

We need twice as many buses on 17 Horsham to Brighton route. I keep having to stand up. There used to be 2 an hour, now it’s hourly. There used to be Sunday buses. They need to run later in the evening. This is a totally inadequate service.

I think you should bring back the bus before the 4:40 am 400 that runs from stone quarry to Gatwick South Gatwick Airport is one of the biggest employers in West Sussex and if you don’t drive or you want to encourage people not to drive we need that earlier bus because people cannot get to work for the shifts they are advertising. It would really make sense. I know so many people who cannot get there. I am myself with cabin crew with British Airways and I have had to give up my job because too many of my shifts start. Before I can get there on the bus Also the 400 finishes too early. I’ve seen Southdown send Bus out after that from East Grinstead and we don’t have anything that goes further than Manor Royal although if you can get to Manor Royal you can get a bus from Crawley, but what if you finish at a later time of night you cannot get back from the airport?

Very happy with the 51 Selsey to Chichester service.
Extra buses and £2 a trip, what’s not to like.
Every bus has a decent loading, so people voting with their feet.

We have to entice people away from cars and into busses. Creating a fabulous Chichester Bus Station as a people friendly, informative place to meet and start a journey is a must. Pease don’t lose sight of how important this is for the future of sustainable travel.

I am a single parent and I don't drive so I rely on the busses. I think the £2 single fares are fantastic and has made bus travel more affordable for fun trips out not just essentials.
The only negative I have is the attitude of some of the drivers. I am sure most are great but I have had two recently who swore and were very rude, one of which gave an uncomfortable journey and kept punching the break hard.

One thing I think would be good is, if drivers remained stationary until passengers are sat. So many times I have seen people nearly fall.

Chichester District Council has plans to close the public toilets on Tower Street.
https://chichester.moderngov.co.uk/documents/g1696/Public%20reports%20pack%20Tuesday%2011-Jul-2023%2009.30%20Cabinet.pdf?T=10
These toilets are close to many bus stops on West Street near the Cathedral and I imagine will be sorely missed by bus passengers.
If you want to have your say please email your District Councillor: https://chichester.moderngov.co.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1
This will also be discussed at Full Council on Tuesday 18th July.

Was relying on Compass bus 8 to get home to South Ferring from Ferring Library at 11.50 am today 8th July as had left the car at home to ease congestion as Ferring village summer Fayre day Waited until 12.30and it didn't show and so walked home If I'd known it wasn't coming I'd have walked home sooner I am 77by the way Not impressed

I’m thrilled with the new 500 bus service through Barnham but please can we have a stop at Sainsburys at Portfield as the 85 did. The stop beyond Lidl is too far to carry heavy shopping. I’m sure this stop would be well used.

The new 500 service is a real boon to anyone in the new housing developments around Shopwyke Lakes - first real bus service since the houses were started 5 years ago. However it has launched with missing bus stops - they were erected then removed and nothing since. Surely it can't be difficult to put some temporary stops on while we wait for a decision and the work on hard standing to be done? Nobody seems sure about how we catch a bus into town!

Living in Aldwick and going by bus to Bognor Regis is fine, however coming home after 9pm there are NO buses. Can we have later buses from Bognor Regis.

North Lancing is very poorly served with bus services
The ONLY daily service No 7 is too devious and infrequent at 90 min intervals (none on Sundays)

A service is needed on the A27 corridor
eg Salvington- Lyons Farm- Sompting Village- North Lancing (Manor Road) then A27 to Shoreham

Dial Post has no busses. This restricts access to the rewinding project at the Knepp estate to only those privileged to own cars. It also makes it difficult to attend sixth form college in Horsham as there is no sage option to return, restricting social mobility opportunities.

Before Covid we used the bus to get to either Horsham or Cranleigh (sometimes on to Guildford) from Rudgwick all the time. We don't bother anymore due to buses not turning up, even though they show up online as "due". We have stood at the bus stop for ages. eventually give up and end up walking back to our house to get the car and take all the (usually) ladies who were stranded and dropping them off in Cranleigh or Horsham. When the bus Company stops the service due to lack of numbers I just hope they realise we would use them if they actually ran!!

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