The Infamous Clayton Jones is Banned

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The traffic commissioner has issued a d*mning report into the activities of a south Wales bus operator.

Nick Jones has withdrawn Clayton Jones' licence to run bus services in the valleys and Cardiff from next month, saying he had "lost his repute".

Clayton Jones, who operates as Heart of Wales and St Davids Travel, was also ordered to pay just under £10,000 to the assembly government.

Mr Jones, of Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, is appealing the decision.

The traffic commissioner found that Heart of Wales Bus, which runs as St Davids Travel, no longer satisfied a requirement under the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 to be of good repute.

His report said Clayton Jones's firm, which was allowed to operate 21 vehicles, had, without reasonable excuse, failed to operate one or more of its local services.

He also found timetable issues with 27% of services.

There was also an issue with his private hire licence.

Here is a list of issue the Traffic Commisioners found 12 months ago

75% of its service over 4 weeks of monitoring failed to run to time and a 116 did not turn up at all




www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-12986617

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Looks as if he has already worked around some of it. Sounds as if he has another company set up and some one to run it perhaps his wife.

There are so many loop holes in the regulations they are a waste of time. I have lost track of how many time his companies have been infront of the traffic commisioners


St Davids Travel
Following the decision of the traffic commissioner we have taken urgent steps to ensure that services are maintained as far as possible. The plans for July are unaffected as these relate to high frequency mini buses serving the hinterland of Pontypridd with new vehicles and are not subject to any impediment.