If you's think Jesmond's Sapphires look very bad, then you would lose your snack if you see Belmont's Sapphire fleet, vast majority have various bits of logos and branding missing and a fair few have incorrect coloured panels, one of which has dark blue panels around the bonnet and saw one the other day with standard coloured panels down the side.

Some enthusiasts slag off the presentations of independents but some of Arriva's instances like the above can make them look like a cowboy outfit IMO, especially poor on what they are considering to be somewhat of a upmarket service.