It is thought a permanent base will make Connex, the company which took over from Jersey Bus last September, more efficient.

At the official opening of the La Collette depot on Tuesday, the chairman of Connex in Jersey said the transition has been difficult.

Antoine Hurel said having no permanent base had caused problems for the company.

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"An operator is somebody who can face a difficult situation with a makeshift solution, but it is not what we like," he said.

"The difficulty of the transition was the lack of proper assets, which are the depot and the buses."

He also said the company will work with the States to improve the standard of public transport for the island.

The depot has room for parking, repairing and washing the buses.