Nikon wrote:We should run a poll for this and see what the results would be would be interesting to see the results
I can see you are a new member so welcome to the forum.
I'm sure you mean well but we really don't need a poll to decide this. There have been numerous posts on the lack of a decent bus service around Quesada. If you navigate around the forum you will see lots of info on this.
The public bus service was set up (in theory)in the early days of the building boom in Dona Pepa and bus stops were put in from the Laguna hotel all the way through to upper Quesada ready for the buses to operate. The reason they never operated has always been unclear with lots of speculation ranging from Taxi's blocking the service (personally I could not see that as a reason because Taxis in those days were a rare commodity). These days there are plenty of taxis but not then.
Other reasons came about that the council would not fund the bus service due to the idea that most people would drive and not use them...also bus companies need a profit and that was another reason that came out on discussion on here.
Personally I cannot see licenses being allowed for any private individuals to do a mini van bus service, as good as that would be. It takes years and is very expensive for Taxi drivers to become registered in Spain, so can't see it being any easier for a mini van to get legalised to do this, if ever it was allowed.
Taxi licenses in Spain are like gold dust and apparently can only be passed down the family with the correct driver training and payment for the expensive license.
After speaking to a local driver I was shocked at the price of a license and what has to be done to get one.
I have emailed a few bus companies in the past and asked why they can't re-route some of their buses to pick up/drop off in Quesada (including the airport bus) but the basic answer is that unfortunately their routes are set in stone!