A Beddington Cross driver explained, “What drivers want is for all of us to be on £20 an hour. And by the looks of it they are quite willing to stand their ground.”
Around 1,600 drivers from the London United bus company will stage the stoppage on Sunday and Monday over the traditional end-of-summer long weekend, the union Unite said.
The dangerous conditions forced on drivers were exposed in a video posted by a driver from Arriva today. With sweat streaming down his face, he explains his cabin temperature is around 50 degrees.