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Was sat at the traffic lights at the Winchester Road/Teboura Way junction which is only a few minutes drive from the test centre when someone beeped their horn a few times before a learner car setting off (looked quite in a hurry). Then it became obvious who ever was driving was on exam (passenger wearing high-vis). Can only think they missed the green light which would of caused a major fault.

If you were driving a white car in Southampton on test today (Dacia?) and failed because of this you've got it for next time!

Lights at Sainsbury's junction down as at 13:25

Traffic lights on roundabout have failed causing traffic as far as just before Nursling on ramp at least. I was stuck there for nearly a full hour as a result

Police and Highways are in attendance. Police directing traffic

Some genius has decided to put up temp lights at the roundabout inevitably causing gridlock on Bassett Ave, M3 South off-ramp, and Bassett Green Road towards roundabout causing complete mayhem with queues at least a mile long. This has also shafted the No.1 even more than it was before-hand!

Someone has fly tipped their rubbish, making it awkward for cars to get past, and impossible for any large vehicles to get through. In fact a coach had to reverse back half a mile because of this

Mobile Police camera just seen setting up on Winchester Road towards Botley Road in Fair Oak (downhill).

Please go slowly

My mind cannot comprehend the amount of people to stand at bus stops either on their phone or just standing there - especially when that stop serves multiple services so at times it's not clear at all to the driver if they want the the bus or not. It's happened a few times where I've slowed down to ppl on their phones not paying attention and as soon as they see the bus they jump out their skin!

We're told by our company to stop at all stops if there's people waiting, but at the same time common sense does go a long way!

Back when I was a kid, I used to flag the bus, so you'd think fully grown adults would be far more than capable. Being blunt if you fail to make it obvious you want the bus and miss it, then that is mostly on you.

Pretty much when they claim they haven't got money, they lost their wallet, lost their pass or their phone is dead and they can't get their digital ticket?

I get that some cases may be genuine. For example I wouldn't deny an elderly or mentally incapacitated person because they dropped their concessionary bus pass somewhere, or leaving someone behind puts them in an awkward/vulnerable position (I.E lone female who's intoxicated and it's late at night), but then again there are circumstances where you need to draw a line.

Most companies leave the final decision down to the driver, and to manage situations as and when they come and that's what I do personally. For when you do refuse someone, in what way do you explain it and how would you take things if the passenger becomes aggressive?