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Rating Distribution

2.5 star rating from 3 reviews; consumers are mostly dissatisfied with reliability and pricing, with 67% unfavorable feedback and 33% positive.

Positive Feedback

Local service and some drivers receive praise for helpfulness, as shown in Kinchbus reviews noting occasional free rides and friendly staff.

Negative Feedback / Risk Areas

  • Frequent cancellations and late buses reflecting major reliability complaints, a top Kinchbus customer complaints theme.
  • Unsafe or poor driver behaviour reported.
  • Poor customer service responses and issues with refunds and cancellations.
  • High fares compared with service quality.

Key Takeaways for Future Customers

  • Expect sporadic service; use the bus tracker app.
  • Check refund and cancellation policies before travel.
  • Consider alternatives if punctuality is critical.
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Wrost behaviours of bus drivers

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AI Highlights
  • - Tracked a 1:19 PM bus from Ascot stop on bustime.org.
  • - The bus didn't stop at Ascot or Alvaston, increasing my travel costs.

I was at ascot bus stop and I was tracking bus with bustime.org .its 1.19pm bus he came pride park root thats why I was try to go ALVASTON stop to catch that bus . Bus came I have waved him he didnt stop.

Ok nest bus came I was at ALVASTON park bus stop waved hand he didnt stop is well. If happens like this it seriously disappointed me (I m since 1 year travelling with this bus for my work it cause me to spend more for my

Loss:
$14

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Mustapha R Geg

Excellent driving

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AI Highlights
  • - Nathaniel greeted me and let me ride free.
  • - There is a no-quibbling money-back guarantee.
  • - Payment is optional if you're happy with the service.

I got on the bus and a very helpful chap called Nathaniel greeted me, he let me ride for free as otherwise I wouldn't have enough money left to ring my dealer. This is fine he said its a no quibbling money back guarantee. Payment is optional and only if your happy with the service he said.

Loss:
$10

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Don't pay ride free

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Eric A Obw

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Spasmodic, unreliable service

AI Highlights
  • - No 11/12 have returned to the pre-Covid half-hour timetable.
  • - Cancelled buses create hourly service; calls for a new operator.
Updated by user Jan 26, 2024

There is no change in the unreliability of the bus service. There is a great number of people like me complaining and even the local MP Jane Hunt has become involved.

Still no improvement in the service. This company is not fit to run their no 11 and 12 service and other companies should be offered the opportunity to bid for it.

Original review Jan 10, 2024

The no 11 and no.12 service has resorted back to its pre-covid half hourly service. On the face of it that is good news.

The reality is that regularly every other bus is cancelled and does not run resorting back to an hourly service.

And even then, the bus that does run never runs to the printed tinetable. They can run up to 25 minutes late. Thank goodness for the bus tracker app, or else pensioners like me would have to wait this amount of minutes in the freezing cold.

Kinchbus. You are not fit for purpose.

You are a disgrace to the town of Loughborough. Your drivers are lovely and I'm surprised they are still with you as the management of this company are clueless.

Please consider giving up this Loughborough service in order to allow another company to manage this service as evidently it is beyond your capability.

Pros:
  • Local service
Cons:
  • Poor reliability

Preferred solution: Apology

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CP Dxh

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Wanted to actually catch a bus

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They are *** useless.

Been waiting for bus for over an hour.

Some other potential customer told me, casually, that the previous (my) bus was cancelled.

*** but a monopoly

User's recommendation: Avoid

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Anonymous
map-marker Nottingham, England

Unreliable

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AI Highlights
  • - Totally unreliable; late for work; no one to call early morning.
  • - No FB update.
  • - Essential service for airport workers; another company to take over.

Totally unreliable

Late for work

No one to call early morning

No FB update

An essential service for airport workers, East Midlands gateway.

ANOTHER COMPANY please take over and be reliable

User's recommendation: Learn to drive

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Anonymous

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| map-marker Long Eaton, England

Blatant lies

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  • - • Tried to complain about app issue with customer service; Ste claimed there were no complaints despite posts and App Store reviews showing crashes.
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Attempted to complain about an app issue to customer service and was told blatant lies by Ste a customer service rep claiming there were no complaints of issues like mine despite one look at posts they are tagged in or reviews on the AppStore shows that the app is constantly crashing and Ste continued to tell me that there was none despite clear screenshots of complaints not even two weeks ago. Used every opportunity to be a belligerent ***

User's recommendation: Run. Far.

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MrsSidney A

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Disgusting driving

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AI Highlights
  • - New female driver with blue headscarf on the Leicester–Derby route drove dangerously: fast, hard braking, jolting, hit curbs, nearly ran red light.

Hi Im a regular customer of the skylink Leicester to Derby. I got on the bus there was a female driver with blue headscarf on her head.

I think she must be new as I hadnt seen her before. And hopefully I wont again her driving was dangerous she was very fast and heavy breaking. We were jolted back and forth also she hit every kerb and roundabout we went round. She almost jumped a red light.

Ive never been so frightened in my life. So many other customers were complaining about her too. Who ever gave this woman a job needs to let her drive them I will never get on your bus again if she is driving it. I have always said that the skylink drivers are friendly helpful and good.

I know times are hard I understand when buses are not running but to have such a bad driver driving a big bus with peoples lives in their hands the way she drives is beyond me. And I hope she doesnt cause a serious incident but she shouldnt be on the road.

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Anonymous
map-marker Loughborough, Leicestershire

Kinchbus - Skylink Bus Service Review from Kegworth, England

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AI Highlights
  • - Driver refused to assist when I offered to pay with a £20 note.
  • - A disabled pensioner had to walk 3 miles to the airport, and I will not use Skylink.

Due to my mistake thinking my senior citizens pass was valid from 9am i attempted to board a sky link bus in kegworth bound for east Midlands airport. The driver was extremely ignorent and sat with her head turned away from me looking out of the window.I offered to pay the fair but unfortunately i only had a 20 pound note.The driver refused to offer me any assistance and a 64 yr old disabled pensioner had to leave th bus having been embarrassed at my ordeal and walk the 3 miles to the airport. To sum up this ignorent driver should attend a customer service course as she had no idea how to deal with problems associated with assistance to the public,and because of this i shall no longer use skylink.

Reason of review:
Poor customer service
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