Interesting they're getting ex - London 8.8s, whereas the 57 plates are 8.9s
Presumably there was a slight change to the design between 2007 and 2009 which made the bus a few cm shorter. The 11 reg former Go-Goodwins vehicles are described as 8.8m.
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D&G bus changes on VOSA
PC1090231/54 - D & G BUS LIMITED T/A D & G BUS, MOSSFIELD ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5BW
Variation Accepted: Operating between Canute Place, Knutsford and Canute Place, Knutsford given service number 300 effective from 24-Oct-2016. To amend Timetable.
PC1090231/94 - D & G BUS LIMITED T/A D & G BUS, MOSSFIELD ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5BW
Variation Accepted: Operating between Leighton Hospital, Smithy Lane, Crewe and Chestnut Avenue, Shavington, Crewe given service number 12 effective from 24-Oct-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.
PC1090231/95 - D & G BUS LIMITED T/A D & G BUS, MOSSFIELD ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5BW
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Leighton Hospital, Smithy Lane, Crewe and Chestnut Avenue, Shavington, Crewe given service number 6E effective from 24-Oct-2016.
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PC1090231/80 - D & G BUS LIMITED T/A D & G BUS, MOSSFIELD ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5BW
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Macclesfield Bus Station and Macclesfield Bus Station given service number 5 effective from 24-Oct-2016.
PC1090231/110 - D & G BUS LIMITED T/A D & G BUS, MOSSFIELD ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5BW
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Congleton Fairground Bus Station, Market Street, Congleton and Congleton Fairground Bus Station, Market Street, Congleton given service number 90/91/92 effective from 24-Oct-2016.
PC1090231/112 - D & G BUS LIMITED T/A D & G BUS, MOSSFIELD ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5BW
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Nantwich Bus Station, Beam Street, Nantwich and Stone Chair Lance, Scholar Green, Stoke on Trent given service number 78 effective from 24-Oct-2016.
PC1090231/113 - D & G BUS LIMITED T/A D & G BUS, MOSSFIELD ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5BW
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Capesthorne Road, Wistaston Road, Crewe and Capesthorne Road, Wistaston Road, Crewe given service number 8 effective from 24-Oct-2016.
So D&G won't be keeping the Beartown services (24th October is the date new 5 year contracts replace the temporary GHA replacement contracts.) It's not clear what some of their other changes involve - for instance, the number 12 registration could have been revised to include the 6E journeys or it could be another operator is taking on the 6E.