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New bus deal?
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BRITISH Leyland and West Lothian District Council are involved in talks aimed at speeding the supply of vehicles and repairs.
It has been council policy since 1974 to use Leyland vehicles because the firm's Bathgate plant is within their area. The council cannot deal directly with them, but an agreement with a local company meant that supplies came through reasonably quickly.
That firm has now closed its Bathgate depot, and the council has had difficulty in getting spares and new vehicles. In private session,the council's policy and resources committee explained its predicament to Leyland's officials in the hope that Leyland would change its policy of "no direct dealing."
Further talks are to be held, but if there is no agreement, the council may have to seek a dealer outside West Lothian.