Arriva North West - Winsford Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot

(23/08/2017 18:48)Dentonian Wrote:  And mine - but by the same token, they shouldn't have been re-registered in the first place. Ultimately, such vanity is paid for by the adult passenger.

Totally agree about not re-registering them in the first place - though in the case of reverting to originals, it might actually pay for itself, as I believe the DVLA transfer fee is only about £85, and the marks could potentially be resold for more than that.

(23/08/2017 19:11)Nwales Bus Wrote:  They only received these plates to hide their age, when the Sapphire service launched in 2013

I wouldn't be surprised if there were as many passengers who perceived them as genuine K-reg as those who were impressed by them. There may even have been some who thought they were "00-reg". All of which of course ignores the 98% or so who never looked at them at all.

Personally, I don't think there's any point whatsoever in hiding age. Not knowing the age of a bus clearly isn't the same thing as perceiving it to be newer. It may even have the opposite effect by giving the impression that there is "something to hide". Even as an enthusiast, who generally knows the appropriate age range for a particular model of bus, I have often found myself surprised by how new a disguised-age bus actually is. SLT was a prime example, I think I found that I'd mentally overestimated the average age of their fleet by two or three years.