Like most services, bus routes and networks are planned to match demand. Where enough people want to travel by bus, operators will run services. Sometimes there are insufficient passengers to make certain services cover the staff costs, fuel, insurance, maintenance and the cost of buying and storing the vehicle. Sometimes routes have to be discontinued, but his is very much a last resort. Operators are committed to working with local authorities to explore ways to keep public transport links in these areas. However, both local councils and bus operators have finite resources and there are times when this is
not possible.