Is it just me who thinks painting everything in the same area the same colour as pointless.

The original branded worked as everything had different colours so you knew them by that.

ie. in Gateshead

Black = Loop
Purple = Orbit
Yellow = Quaylink
Pink = Angel
Orange = Fab 56
Blue = Fab 57
Green = Highwayman
Gold = Citylink
Red = Red Arrows
Creme = Coaster
Maroon = Waggonway / Crusader (Issue there)

It made sense as you knew what your bus was before it came, think that's everything as it was at first.

Now everything is the same colour or brand it doesn't really work. Little Coasters for example being one and the Cobalt and Coast (used to be Cobalt Clipper and Centurion).