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rail · August 10th 09, 02:18 PM posted to uk.transport.buses,uk.transport.london

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On 10 Aug 2009 13:05:06 GMT
Adrian wrote:

gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

Though oddly there do seem to be a number of buses with scots
registrations.

Not at all odd - Alexander Dennis are based in Scotland.

My car was built in germany. It doesn't have german plates.

sigh
Here's a clue for you.
There's a chain of local dealers for your marque of off-the-shelf car.
There's not a chain of local dealers for built-to-order buses.

Ok , so how come some buses have london plates then?

Routemasters were built at Park Royal.

*Last time I looked there weren't any bus builders within the M25. And what
about mercedes buses built in germany?

Imported buses will*be locally registered I assume. Where would depend on
the location of the owning company's offices.

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