ArrivaClick
| File:RA66WCO Arriva Click Hop Farm Paddock Wood.jpg Mercedes-Benz Sprinter in Paddock Wood in November 2017 | |
| Parent | Arriva UK Bus |
|---|---|
| Commenced operation | 2017 |
| Ceased operation | 2025 |
| Service type | Demand responsive transport |
| Website | ArrivaClick |
ArrivaClick was a demand responsive transport service operated by Arriva UK Bus. Passengers were able to book and pay for journeys via a smartphone app,[1] which then would have matched passengers traveling between similar points, calculating an ad hoc route to the destinations required.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]ArrivaClick was launched in March 2017 in Sittingbourne,[3] with Liverpool becoming the first city to be served by ArrivaClick in 2018.[4]
It closed in April 2025, with the last area served being Speke.[5]
Former Operations
[edit | edit source]Sittingbourne
[edit | edit source]ArrivaClick in Sittingbourne was operated by Arriva Southern Counties. During November 2019 Arriva replaced the service with a fixed-route service in part of the area.[6]
Liverpool
[edit | edit source]ArrivaClick began operations in Liverpool city centre and the southern areas of the city during December 2018.[7] however in July 2020, Arriva announced that it would not be returning its operations to Liverpool after suspending services in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8]
Leicestershire
[edit | edit source]Arriva Midlands commenced operating ArrivaClick services in partnership with developers of the New Lubbesthorpe housing estate in Leicestershire in April 2019.[9] The Leicestershire operations were scaled back in October 2021 to operate during daytimes only.[10]
Arriva Click operations in Leicester ceased on 31 July 2022 with Vectare East Midlands operating a replacement service Novus Direct and Novus Flex from 1 August.[11]
Ebbsfleet
[edit | edit source]Arriva Kent Thameside commenced operating ArrivaClick services at Ebbsfleet on 30 November 2020. ArrivaClick operations in Ebbsfleet ceased on 31 December 2024. Go-Coach now runs Go2 and the GC1 bus service, two similar services, both running in Ebbsfleet, as well.[12]
Speke
[edit | edit source]Arriva North West commenced operating ArrivaClick services in Speke on December in 2019. Operations ceased in April 2025, as services were to be replaced with local bus 211.
Watford
[edit | edit source]Arriva Click used to operate within Watford and the surrounding area but stopped operations on 31 December 2023 due to low passenger numbers.[13]
Fleet
[edit | edit source]ArrivaClick services were operated by Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibuses. As of December 2018, it has a total of 30 vehicles.
References
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