(01 Feb 2015, 3:27 pm)RobinHood wrote The legals name on the side don't need to match the operating licence, just the address needs to be the same.
For example, Stagecoach on Teesside operating licence is still actually Cleveland Transit with a trading as name of Stagecoach. Stagecoach in Hull register their services on the same licence as Teesside, but I believe Stagecoach buses in Teesside area have Stagecoach North East legals on their lettering - which won't match of course.
The issue about so many buses per licence doesn't matter either, in terms of the legal lettering. VOSA issue only the amount of licence disks permitted, so it doesn't matter what the legal lettering says in that respect, the only issue is if the bus has a licence disk in the window screen or not.
BIB: Stagecoach in Hull haven't used the Cleveland Transit legal name since 2013, when they moved onto the Lincolnshire Roadcar licence along with Grimsby-Cleethorpes. North East is one of the few areas where Stagecoach retains more than one licence.
As for legal lettering, Stagecoach in Hartlepool and Stagecoach on Teesside both display 'Cleveland Transit' legal names not Stagecoach North East. Same as Newcastle, Sunderland and South Shields display 'Busways Travel Services'.