A public inquiry into bus company City Sprinter has been postponed.

The Traffic Commissioner had summoned the owners of the firm to a hearing in Edinburgh, due to be held yesterday.

However, a spokesman for the commissioner said the inquiry will be rescheduled.

City Sprinter unexpectedly stopped running its only service from Glasgow’s south side to the city centre last month.

The Evening Times later revealed that the Traffic Commissioner had raised concerns about the “lawful operation” of the fleet.

When these concerns were not resolved the commissioner contacted Police Scotland and a probe into the company was launched.

The number 38 bus service was unexpectedly pulled off the roads on July 2.

It had run from Eastwood Toll in Giffnock to Renfrew Street, carrying hundreds of passengers every day.

Many commuters who had paid up front for weekly and monthly tickets costing £10 and £30 were left out of pocket.

Driver and mechanics who turned up for work at the depot in Barrhead at 7am on July 2 were told they had lost their jobs.

A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said at the time they are “looking into the operating procedures of the company”.

A spokesman for the commissioner said yesterday: “The public inquiry scheduled for City Sprinter did not go ahead and has been adjourned until a later date.”