This page shows the many VRs currently in non-passenger carrying roles in Southern England. Where the vehicle history has been added to the site, click on the registration number to link to it, otherwise information is temporarily restricted to what you see on this page. Please let me know if you own (or know someone who owns) a VR in Non-PCV use that I don't know about. I would also be very pleased to receive more recent photographs of any of these VRs to include here.
Last Updated : October 24th 2024 (brought up-to-date)
hassis |
Registration (Click for History) |
Original Owner |
Current Owner |
Current Photo |
Last Reported |
Comments | DVLA Status |
| VRT/SL2/173 | SDL636J | Southern Vectis 626 | Unknown owner in Cornwall |
 Photo : Zoe Wilson |
January 2020 | Mobile home | Licence : On SORN MOT : Expired in May 2013 |
| VRT/SL2/236 | OCK987K | Ribble 1987 | Classic Vehicle, Slough |
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July 1999 | Dining bus | Licence : Unregistered since September 2000 MOT : N/A |
| VRT/SL2/570 | RCH638L | Trent 776 | Trewoon TV, St Columb Major |
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September 2007 | Mobile exhibition unit | Licence : Unregistered since December 2002 MOT : N/A |
| VRT/SL2/655 | PKE807M | Maidstone & District 5807 | Jake Bamford, Ramsgate |  Photo : Daniel Stazicker |
April 2023 | Preserved as an exhibition unit | Licence : On SORN MOT : Expired in May 2011 |
| VRT/SL2/671 | NRU308M | Hants & Dorset 3308 | Monsterbox.co.uk, Latchingdon | April 2007 | Licence : Unregistered since July 2001 MOT : N/A |
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| VRT/SL2/766 | TOE427N | West Midlands PTE 4427 | Tony & Mel Stonehouse, ? |
 Photo : Luke O'Donnell |
April 2022 | Licence : Unregistered since April 2013 MOT : Expired in June 2012 |
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| VRT/SL2/997 | HTU160N | Crosville DVG271 | Movie Motors, Abbots Langley |
Photo ; Glenn Knight |
May 2008 | Mobile diner. Ceased trading, 4/2008 | Licence : Unregistered since November 2010 MOT : N/A |
| VRT/SL3/136 | MDM284P | Crosville DVG284 | London Bus Company, Northfleet |  Photo : Michael White |
April 2020 | Licence : Unregistered since August 2002 MOT : N/A |
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| VRT/SL3/249 | KOU796P | Bristol 5510 | Rob Sly, Tewkesbury |
 Photo : Mike Nash |
January 2024 | Licence : On SORN MOT : N/A |
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| VRT/SL3/384 | PVF353R | Eastern Counties VR184 | Church of Scientology, East Grinstead |
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January 2001 | Reported to be in France | Licence : Unregistered since November 1996 MOT : N/A |
| VRT/SL3/512 | NHU670R | Cheltenham District 5087 | John Bowden & Marleen Schelvis, Shirehampton |
 Photo : John Bowden |
March 2021 | Converted for use as a mobile home. Moved to Portugal, by 3/2021 | Licence : Expires in October 2015 MOT : Expires in September 2015 |
| VRT/SL3/609 |
PUF586R |
Southdown 586 | Walsh C of E Junior School, Ash |
 Photo : David Grimstone |
April 2021 |
Classroom |
Licence : On SORN MOT : Expired in June 2016 |
| VRT/SL3/748 |
ODL662R |
Southern Vectis 662 |
Tracy Wilkinson, Dartmoor |
 Photo : Ellie Banner-Ball |
June 2024 |
Caravan |
Licence : On SORN MOT : Expires in July 2017 |
| VRT/SL3/769 |
TNJ996S |
Southdown 996 |
James Warren (Salt Pig Cafe), Wareham |
 Photo : James Warren |
February 2024 |
Undergoing conversion to a mobile catering unit |
Licence : Expired in June 2011 MOT : Expired in May 2012 |
| VRT/SL3/846 |
RAN646R |
A.E.R.E. |
Molly's Den, Winchester |
May 2015 |
Static cafe |
Licence : On SORN MOT : N/A |
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| VRT/SL3/924 | VRP60S | Northampton 60 | Unknown owner in Croydon |
Photo : Glenn Knight |
November 2011 |
| Licence : Unregistered since January 2013 MOT : Expired in September 2008 |
| VRT/SL3/1028 | WDP97S (ex-CBV12S) | Ribble 2012 | Filmflow, London |
Photo : Steve Bunce |
July 2007 | Film location vehicle. For sale on eBay, 10/2005 | Licence : Unregistered since March 2005 MOT : N/A |
| VRT/SL3/1072 | RHT505S | Bristol C5111 | Unknown owner in Wickford |
 Photo : Roy Keates |
May 2021 | Licence : Unregistered since June 1999 MOT : N/A |
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| VRT/SL3/1085 | RHT509S | Bristol C5115 | Wood Hall, Merton SW3 | March 2011 | Static dining vehicle at Bushey College. Noted in Guildford in allover red livery, 3/2011 | Licence : Unregistered since November 2005 MOT : Expired in September 2006 |
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| VRT/SL3/1099 |
TDT864S |
Yorkshire Traction 864 |
St Mary Magdalene Primary School, Westminster |
 Photo : St Mary Magdalene Primary School |
November 2021 |
Classroom |
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| VRT/SL3/1144 |
VTV172S |
East Midlands 172 |
Island Harbour Marina, Newport, Isle of Wight |
 Photo : Island Harbour Marina |
June 2023 |
Exhibition | |
| VRT/SL3/1147 | UWV616S | Southdown 616 | EYS, Stevenage |
Photo : Dave Beardmore |
August 2004 |
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| VRT/SL3/1148 | UWV617S | Southdown 617 | Routemaster Heritage Society, London |
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January 2013 | Believed to have been acquired on behalf of a film company | |
| VRT/SL3/1151 |
WWY123S |
West Yorkshire 1993 |
Unknown owner in Hayle |
June 2015 |
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| VRT/SL3/1203 | FFL463V (ex-YUM516S, HAH238V) |
West Riding 860 |
The Big Green Coffee Machine, Eastington |
 Photo : Dave Bickley |
April 2021 | Mobile coffee outlet |
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| VRT/SL3/1297 | UDL671S | Southern Vectis 671 | Netheravon Camp, Salisbury Plain |
 Photo : Peter Cook |
November 2016 | Immobile control tower | |
| VRT/SL3/1331 | YWY830S | West Yorkshire 1704 | Church of Scientology, East Grinstead |
Photo : Dave Beardmore |
February 2003 |
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| VRT/SL3/1363 |
TWN933S |
South Wales 933 |
Rob Sly, Tewkesbury |
 Photo : Rob Sly |
March 2024 |
Site hut |
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| VRT/SL3/1533 | CBD904T | United Counties 904 | Unknown owner in Southern England |
Photo : Martin Addison |
March 2011 | Caravan | |
| VRT/SL3/1622 |
DWU294T |
West Yorkshire 1711 |
Unknown school in Sussex |
IDENTITY OF SCHOOL WITHELD DUE TO UNSOLICITED VISITS FROM "ENTHUSIASTS" |
September 2020 |
Classroom |
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| VRT/SL3/1758 | DNG233T | Eastern Counties VR233 | Chew Valley Lake, Chew Magna |
 Photo : Nick Harvey |
August 2023 | ||
| VRT/SL3/1866 | BCV91T (ex-AET186T) | East Midlands 186 | David Bolitho, Hayle |
Photo : David Bolitho |
October 2022 | Storeshed | |
| VRT/SL3/1915 |
YDL676T |
Southern Vectis 676 |
Bassetts Farm Primary School, Exmouth |
 Photo : richmehere |
September 2018 |
Converted for use as a classroom |
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| VRT/SL3/1956 | AFJ760T | Western National 1153 | Croyde Surf Academy, Croyde |
 Photo : Nick Foster |
March 2022 | Converted for use as a mess hut | Sold for scrap, 3/2022 |
| VRT/SL3/2092 | SGR780V | United Auto 780 | Prosolve Consulting, London W1 |
 Photo : From the Internet |
January 2011 | Kept in a yard in Basildon | |
| VRT/SL3/2204 | GEL681V | Hants & Dorset 3431 | The Bus Cafe, Croydon |  Photo : GoogleMaps | October 2020 | Immobile cafe | |
| VRT/SL3/2205 |
GEL682V |
Hants & Dorset 3432 | White Woman Lane Primary School, Norwich |
 Photo : From the Internet |
November 2015 |
Classroom |
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| VRT/SL3/2366 | FDV832V | Western National 1188 | The Red Bus, Pope's Hill, Newnham-on-Severn |  Photo : The Red Bus |
December 2021 |
Holiday accommodation | |
| VRT/SL3/2409 |
FDL682V |
Southern Vectis 682 |
Tring Brewery, Tring |
 Photo : New Coast Events |
October 2024 |
Converted for use as a mobile bar |
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| VRT/SL3/2449 | MRJ8W | Mayne of Manchester | Haywood Office Supplies, Chandlers Ford | August 2010 | For conversion to a mobile showroom | ||
| VRT/SL3/2452 | XJJ667V | East Kent 7667 | Unknown owner in Brighton |
 Photo : Ken Lansdowne |
April 2012 | Caravan | |
| VRT/SL3/2537 | HUD501W | City of Oxford 501 | Unknown owner in Cornwall |
 Photo : Jason Fern |
July 2019 | Used as an immobile caravan | |
| VRT/SL3/2612 | GTX750W | National Welsh LR726 | Chris Markey, Ongar |
 Photo : Le Mans Run |
September 2014 | Converted for use on trips to Le Mans | |
| VRT/SL3/2674 |
LFJ858W |
Western National 1211 |
Justin Westaway, St Austell |
 Photo : Westaways |
April 2024 |
Converted for use as a mobile bar |
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| VRT/SL3/2700 | WTU473W | Crosville DVG473 | Bootleg Bar & Cinema, Walthamstow |
 Photo : Chris Stewart |
February 2013 | Mobile bar | |
| VRT/SL3/2704 | KRU854W | Hants & Dorset 3454 | Ironsight Airsoft, Goodworth Clatford |  Photo : Ironsight Airsoft |
July 2020 | Battle prop | |
| VRT/SL3/2797 |
STW30W |
Eastern National 3086 |
Mission Grove Primary School, London E17 |
 Photo : Dave Beardmore |
June 2021 |
Static classroom |
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| VRT/SL3/2805 |
WTU487W |
Crosville DVL485 |
The Bus Cafe, Margate |
 Photo : Margate Bus Cafe |
August 2023 |
Static cafe |
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| VRT/SL3/2866 | PWY39W | West Yorkshire 1753 | Unknown owner in Pevensey |  Photo : Edward Ayris | February 2024 | ||
| VRT/SL3/2919 | EWS740W | Bristol 5532 | London Bus Export Company, Lydney |
Photo : Dave Beardmore |
August 2020 | Mobile exhibition unit | |
| VRT/SL3/2932 | EWS742W | Bristol 5534 | Mutation Motorsport, Cuxton |
 Photo : Mark Kirk |
October 2021 | Converted for use as a racing kart transporter | |
| VRT/SL3/2941 | WKH524X | East Yorkshire 524 | J & H Dining Buses, ? |
Photo : John Stewart |
July 2005 | Film location vehicle | |
| VRT/SL3/2993 | LAK937W | Yorkshire Traction 937 | The Big Red Pizzeria, Deptford |
Photo : John Cierach |
February 2023 | Static restaurant |
