Dear Sir or Madam

I approached one of your bus drivers this evening at 9.10 pm as he was parked in Macleay Street, Potts Point, with his bus idling for approximately 10 minutes. I asked him to turn off the engine as the bus is parked right outside our house (illegally) but he refused.

You would be aware that under the road rule listed below this is a prohibited action.

By leaving the engines running buses create significant noise and air pollution and we would request that you inform your drivers of the illegality of doing this. On this occasion, the location of the bus made it difficult for residents of our units to enter the driveway. They also hampered the arrival of an STA bus while they were stationary.

For your information, the legislation is as follows:

• Road Rule NSW, 291-1 - requires that the engine of a stationary vehicle be turned off to prevent noise, other than for stoppages in traffic or examinations due to engine malfunction.

If this action continues in future we will be reporting the drivers for this breach.

Thank you