Travel Express / Lets Go

[NXWM Spectra]

The DVLA site says the date of liability for K565 NHC has passed. I would expect they're being slow updating the website but it's now 18th September.

Date of Liability   01 09 2014
Date of First Registration   24 09 1992
Year of Manufacture   1992
Cylinder Capacity (cc)   Not Available
CO₂ Emissions   Not Available
Fuel Type   HEAVY OIL
Export Marker   N
Vehicle Status   Licence Due to Expire
Vehicle Colour   ORANGE
Vehicle Type Approval   Not Available

Could well of been VOR'd and they haven't bothered SORN-ing it or possibly written off or extemely possibly (and most favourablely) Scrapped no idea..

Although mranon says there's still 2 ACL Darts in service and of the three, the other K-reg has been declared SORN and the J-reg has now been taxed until the start of next September.

[mranon]

the plaxton bodied one k118 srh hasnt been out for months

the 2 alexander bodied ones k565nhc and j517 gcd are both still on service 11 to underhill as they have been for years. in fact i travelled on k565nhc myself yesterday

[mranon]

The DVLA site says the date of liability for K565 NHC has passed. I would expect they're being slow updating the website but it's now 18th September.

Date of Liability   01 09 2014
Date of First Registration   24 09 1992
Year of Manufacture   1992
Cylinder Capacity (cc)   Not Available
CO₂ Emissions   Not Available
Fuel Type   HEAVY OIL
Export Marker   N
Vehicle Status   Licence Due to Expire
Vehicle Colour   ORANGE
Vehicle Type Approval   Not Available

Could well of been VOR'd and they haven't bothered SORN-ing it or possibly written off or extemely possibly (and most favourablely) Scrapped no idea..

Although mranon says there's still 2 ACL Darts in service and of the three, the other K-reg has been declared SORN and the J-reg has now been taxed until the start of next September.

j517gcd not been out for last 2/3 days k565nhc still out on 11, tax status as above. i went to get on it, but noticed the tax disc corresponded with the above so waited for nx11

[mranon]

k565nhc still out with out of date disc in windows

[iamwilljh92]

k565nhc still out with out of date disc in windows

Well then Travel Express need to be reported to VOSA & DVLA....

[Tony]

k565nhc still out with out of date disc in windows

Well then Travel Express need to be reported to VOSA & DVLA....

DVLA now quoting K565 NHC as taxed until 1/10/15, so it does appear to have run for the whole of September without having any Road Fund license.

[iamwilljh92]

k565nhc still out with out of date disc in windows

Well then Travel Express need to be reported to VOSA & DVLA....

DVLA now quoting K565 NHC as taxed until 1/10/15, so it does appear to have run for the whole of September without having any Road Fund license.

:O :O

[mranon]

it still had tax disc in window thursday!!!!!!! dvla show the other one j517gcd as taxed for a year til 1/09/15. however there has only been k565nhc out. wonder if they taxed the wrong one in error? even so with their recent low floor purchases im suprised these 2 are still out and about.

however i bet these older ones are more reliable than the low floors. until this year id not seen many travel express buses being attended to let alone towed in

[Steveminor]

The slf darts are more problematic than the step entry darts in general. It's mainly down to the electrics the aladdin as it's called. Stafford bus centre have rebuilt 2 slf darts retro fitting them with the electrics & mechanics of 2 step entry darts he was scrapping. Martin assures me he does not intend to ever sell them as he has 2 reliable slf darts.

[the trainbasher]

I know one of the darts had broken down about 2ish Thursday. Not sure which one or where though but that's what I've heard!

[mranon]

y864 tgh was on no.1 sat at bird in hand tettenhall wood with rear bonnet up thursday afternoon hazards on - im guessing broken down that was around 3 i saw it

[mranon]

i know the step entrance ones had springs instead of airbags, and had less overheating probs as their fans were viscous driven by belts instead of the hydraulic setup. i know also low floor darts suffer with compressor problems too.

[winston]

The slf darts are more problematic than the step entry darts in general. It's mainly down to the electrics the aladdin as it's called. Stafford bus centre have rebuilt 2 slf darts retro fitting them with the electrics & mechanics of 2 step entry darts he was scrapping. Martin assures me he does not intend to ever sell them as he has 2 reliable slf darts.

Are Travel Express ever likely to introduce a livery for the fleet?

[iamwilljh92]

Are Travel Express ever likely to introduce a livery for the fleet?

Good question!

[Solo1]

Are Travel Express ever likely to introduce a livery for the fleet?

at least new operator social travel has a livery

Good question!

what livery would u like to see them in can we start  a poll going