Stagecoach Manchester

[gilesbus1]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(13/02/2020 16:44)ace Wrote:  If they're not entering service until March 1st, shouldn't they be registered on '20' plates? Some haven't even arrived yet.

This never really seams to matter these days, lets not forget both batches of Vantage buses arrived after registration change dates, and still carried the old previous registration plates, admittedly some of the first batch had been used for driver training but the second batch hadn't. I understand large operators do not re-register buses because of the costs involved and also like cars it is cheaper to register a batch under the old plate prior to the new plate coming in, and vehicles are pre-registered and to change them costs extra money. Most of the audience of bus passengers, I doubt understand the registration system in any-case or bother to check any registration plates, so it really doesn't matter to them.

Obviously to us registrations are important and interesting to us as enthusiasts, but to operators, not renewing them is a way of getting rid of unnecessary costs. Although it might be possible that the as yet undelivered stock, if its still at ADL gain 20 plates, but its unlikely stuff that is stored at Wigan would as they have already been registered.