"Rude" bus driver allegedly orders young passengers off his bus

A Stagecoach bus driver has allegedly ordered a teenager with ADHD and his young carer off the bus at around 3pm this afternoon in Littlehampton.

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The alleged incident happened at St James Church in Littlehampton, West Sussex.

The 14-year-old boy and his carer were allegedly "bullied" by the bus driver after the teenager didn't scan his free travel pass when the bus they were on started a new route from Selwyn Avenue in Wick, West Sussex, to Old Steine in Brighton, East Sussex, as they were not aware of the Stagecoach policy requiring them to do so. The bus driver should have calmly explained the confusing rules instead of "being rude", say the boy and his carer.

The young passengers stayed on the 700 Brighton bus for one stop from St James Church, where the incident happened, to Anchor Springs. The two passengers then left the bus, and the boy's carer asked the bus driver for his name; he said his name was "B".

The teenage boy doesn't get in cars and said he is also unlikely to use buses again in the future as he has been put off using buses because of "the way he was treated". The teenager has also binned his bus pass amid his "bad experience".

A complaint has been made to Stagecoach by the boy's carer. If Stagecoach respond, we will upload their statement in the last paragraph (down below).

Stagecoach said: "".

After the difficult past couple of years we have all endured, please respect yourself and others, and be a loyal person.