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First Bus services 38 & 39 between Leeds city centre and Moor Allerton. | James Hardisty

The 13 Leeds bus service numbers which are always late - according to people who live here

Hundreds of bus services run across Leeds each day, connecting us to friends, family and work.

Multiple companies operate in the area, most notably First and Arriva, meaning there is plenty of competition to keep services at their best.

Despite this, Leeds locals are vocal about their bus services – recommending good ones and criticising those that aren't performing.

There is no greater frustration than to be stood at a bus stop waiting for a bus that never comes.

And with that in mind the Yorkshire Evening Post asked its readers for their choices for which bus services across the city are always late. This is what they had to say...

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