Three current and former drivers have told DR that Flextrafik operator LS Busser used a forged training certificate and superficial service checks on mobility aids for wheelchair users. The company’s former owner has since stepped down.
The allegations were broadcast on August 26, 2026 in the DR Kontant programme “De fynske flex-konger”. DR reports that the programme examined LS Busser and several other flex companies based in the same industrial area near Odense. Two former drivers and one then current driver appear in the programme.
Rasmus Andersen, who has driven Flextrafik for three years, told DR he often carried a stair-climbing aid without any training in how to use it. He said he was given a course certificate to show the regional transport company. DR contacted the course provider, which confirmed that the document was a forgery.
DR showed the certificate to Midttrafik director Lars Berg, who described it as plain document forgery. Andersen also said he was once instructed to operate the stair-climbing aid while the operations office guided him by video call. He said he stopped the task because he was not comfortable with it, and Berg called that example unforgivable.
A former driver identified only as Christoffer, who drove on Funen, said service inspections could be extremely fast. According to his account, service stickers were printed and applied without proper testing, including on the lift of the flex bus. Andersen described the same practice, saying drivers could not know whether the equipment was safe.
Christoffer said he had previously told the transport company Fynbus what was happening, and was asked for evidence. DR reports that Fynbus has reported the described practice to the Danish Working Environment Authority. Fynbus director Rasmus Bach Mandø said the company had heard about the problem before.
Salah Salem Al-Badri, who owned LS Busser at the time, rejected the drivers’ accounts. He said the stair-climbing machines are checked and measured, and that such a check can take about ten minutes. He also said guiding a driver by phone through a stair climb with a passenger would mean dismissal for both the driver and the operations manager.
Al-Badri stepped down as owner after the interview. In a joint statement on behalf of the companies, new owner and director Omran Khaled Abdel Rahman told DR that an administrative employee has been dismissed over the certificate case. He said photo documentation has been introduced, that cheating during inspections will lead to immediate dismissal, and that several of the sources worked there years ago.
TV 2 Fyn reports that the company lost all 125 permits for commercial passenger transport on August 6, 2026. According to the outlet, Færdselsstyrelsen withdrew them because a new responsible manager was not approved after the leadership change.
Fagbladet 3F notes that the broadcast coincided with a strengthened effort by the Danish Transport Authority. Per the union magazine, the aim is to prevent convicted criminals from winning flex contracts.
