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First threaten legal action
« on: August 14, 2007, 08:29:55 AM »

I can't see this story posted anywhere else but apologies if it already has.  I first noticed it on the front page of The Times (13/08/07) which reported the threatened legal action (for libel) taken by First Group against TravelWatch London.  Here is the BBC story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6943889.stm

FGW allege that the letter that TravelWatch wrote requesting the stripping of the franchise away from First contained inaccurate facts.  I have not read the letter yet but its contents were reported to have contained complaints about the punctuality record which did not meet the SLC.  What the inaccurate 'facts' were I'm not sure.  Anyone with anymore information on the reason for this hostile move by First?
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Re: First threaten legal action
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2007, 10:03:08 AM »

A lively discussion on this is taking place on the First Great Western Coffee Shop Forum (link below.)
http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=519.msg1677#msg1677

The FGW view of events can be found in the link below.
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?id=535

More on this in the link below.
http://billyosstressrelief.blogspot.com/2007/08/back-to-reality.html
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