The franchise failure sparked public and industry calls for the permanent public ownership of the InterCity East Coast franchise, or even the complete scrapping of the entire franchise system. In November 2009, the government announced that National Express East Anglia would not be granted a three-year extension that it had otherwise qualified for; this was reportedly a result of the East Coast default. However, National Express were subsequently granted an extension until October 2011, followed by another through to February 2012.
The franchise failure sparked public and industry calls for the permanent public ownership of the InterCity East Coast franchise or even the complete scrapping of the entire franchise system In November 2009 the government announced that National Express East Anglia would not be granted a three-year extension that it had otherwise qualified for; this was reportedly a result of the East Coast default However National Express were subsequently granted an extension until October 2011 followed by another through to February 2012