It later emerged Mr Clarke had previously passed out while behind the wheel of a stationary bus but did not tell his employers.

From inside the restaurant, the guys would clamber up to the roof, wait for the “all clear” and then get right back to busing tables, washing dishes and cooking.

Cross also expressed concerns that Girardi’s cross-country transport would be disruptive to his client, with bus or plane stops along the way that lengthened the journey.

Others might come up the magic staring out of the window of a bus.

Four people have been hurt after a double decker bus crashed into a railway bridge tearing its roof off in Kilmarnock.