Taylor v Metroline Travel Ltd [2022]

The claimant was employed as a bus driver for the respondent which is a major London bus company with garages and routes in and around London. The case arose out of an incident in November 2020. The claimant submitted a Vehicle Incident Report outlining an incident that took place. The incident related to another bus in a depot which the claimant stated had to move. He stated that the driver of that bus was aggressively shouting and that he appeared at the front door abusing him. This led to a physical altercation.

The other driver was from Sullivan Buses. They reviewed the CCTV and they found that their driver had approached the other bus but when he tried to enter the bus he was