yet another h.r.richmond/epsom coaches bus overtook me and pushed me into the kerb

Driverless.

I have complained to them in the past, by phone and letter. Never had a reply to be honest I doubt they have got past using crayons yet.

Helmet cam?

It does explain a lot, I tend to find the problems are worse at weekends when they may be using agency or part time drivers.

Instead of passing a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency test, conducted by a full-time professional examiner, a huge number of bus and coach company drivers are tested by fellow employees. Although these "delegated examiners" have been trained to some sort of standard the system is obviously open to abuse. After all, if your boss tells you the firm is short of drivers you are under considerable pressure to pass as many candidates as possible.

This arrangement exists to save the DVSA money. There is no need to employ as many civil service examiners and the costs of buying and maintaining large testing centres are avoided. But, as the agency is completely funded by test fees, at no cost to the taxpayer, it is difficult to see why these semi-professional examiners are tolerated.

I wonder if there is a correlation between accident rates and which test type of was taken?

If it's any consolation, they are at least consistent and are total arseholes to motorcyclists and drivers too!

Quite tame, First buses in Yorkshire take to the pavements to complete block passes.