In a planted question to council, Richard Stainthorp asked for figures detailing how many journeys into town were made by private and public transport. The figures showed that for the first time buses outstripped cars as the preferred mode of transport for Reading commuters.

Cllr Stainthorp asked what the lead councillor for planning and transport thought was the cause of the shift. Cllr Tom Crisp replied that it was difficult to identify a single issue but suggested the 'real time' electronic bus information boards, the change from beige to green livery, a brand new logo and colour co-ordinated seat fabrics as factors.

However, commuters suggested that it might actually be because botched traffic schemes, rocketing car park charges and 1 hour delays to their journeys as the council conducts traffic surveys means it is quicker to walk.