Arriva Southend has been criticised by users and the Southend Area Bus Users' Group for withdrawing services which it considered no longer economically viable due to low passenger numbers (even when parts of the route were profitable) when Southend Borough Council withdrew bus subsidies of up to £6 per passenger in 2005.
Arriva Southend has been criticized by users and the Southend Area Bus Users' Group for withdrawing services that it deemed no longer financially viable due to low passenger numbers (even when parts of the route were profitable) after Southend Borough Council discontinued bus subsidies up to £6 per passenger in 2005.