(26 Jan 2015, 7:55 am)Dan wrote His was the 11:10 departure out of Sunderland, mine the 14:10.

Mind, you're not seeing enough of GCT and CCT's fleet to think that 4854 even stands a chance of being scruffier... Like I said yesterday, CCT's 08-reg Solo was more black than white when I saw it the other day... Surprisingly, their Iveco minibuses (primarily used for Bingo shuttles and disabled school transport etc) are actually a lot cleaner than their public service fleet. I'd expect these to be washed less, with them only going out and about for a few hours.

If they go back to the yard they'll get washed though, whereas the Solos may be out all day so there'll be no-one around to check on the drivers when they get back with the service buses.