(Yesterday, 9:46 pm)Shrek wrote I don't think the majority of people care what the vehicle is. If it's got the number on the front clearly enough, they'll know it's their bus and stop it.
I was in Riga a couple of years ago and there were even smaller buses running services and people just hopped on them and went home. I know I get frustrated when Arriva send a Streetlite instead of an E400 because I prefer the E400, but I always bet I'm the only person on the bus thinking that. The rest are just happy it turned up.
You'd be astonished how many people don't actually look at even the route number!
A friend bought a minibus that was similar to the ones used in our town. Just before Christmas, we decorated it with tinsel, baubles, Christmas trees, spray snow, the works. We also set the destination blind to read "Straight to Cuba". Driving around town, it was astonishing the number of people who tried to hail us, even on sections where there were multiple routes and you'd think the punters would at least want to try and get the right bus back home!