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33-856: Arriva Southern Counties Limited , trading as Arriva Southern Counties , is a bus operator in Kent , Essex , Hemel Hempstead , and Watford in England. It is a subsidiary of Arriva UK Bus . In November 1986, the National Bus Company sold Maidstone & District in a management buyout to Einkorn Limited. In June 1988, New Enterprise Coaches of Tonbridge was purchased, followed in December 1991 by four buses and their associated Kent County Council services from Shearings , and in June 1992 Boro'line Maidstone . In 1990, British Bus purchased

66-420: A DBA must be registered with a local or state government, or both, depending on the jurisdiction. For example, California, Texas and Virginia require a DBA to be registered with each county (or independent city in the case of Virginia) where the owner does business. Maryland and Colorado have DBAs registered with a state agency. Virginia also requires corporations and LLCs to file a copy of their registration with

99-467: A DBA statement, though names including the first and last name of the owner may be accepted. This also reduces the possibility of two local businesses operating under the same name, although some jurisdictions do not provide exclusivity for a name, or may allow more than one party to register the same name. Note, though, that this is not a substitute for filing a trademark application. A DBA filing carries no legal weight in establishing trademark rights. In

132-516: A businessperson writes a trade name on a contract, invoice, or cheque, they must also add the legal name of the business. Numbered companies will very often operate as something other than their legal name, which is unrecognizable to the public. In Chile , a trade name is known as a nombre de fantasía ('fantasy' or 'fiction' name), and the legal name of business is called a razón social (social name). In Ireland , businesses are legally required to register business names where these differ from

165-467: A decision to consolidate all of Arriva's Transport for London routes, Dartford and Grays garages transferred to Arriva London on 1 January 2016. As at December 2013 the fleet consisted of 900 buses and coaches. As at September 2014, 113 buses were dedicated to the Transport for London services. [REDACTED] Media related to Arriva Southern Counties at Wikimedia Commons Trading as In

198-596: A fleet of Wright Streetlite buses fitted with free WiFi, e-leather seats and USB charging ports. Sapphire branded buses were also previously used on routes 101 in 2014 and 700 in 2017 in the Medway Towns but has since been discontinued on these services in 2022. Arriva Southern Counties operate branded buses on route 9 in Southend which operates between Rayleigh and Shoeburyness . The Optare Versa buses that operate this service are branded as "We're heading to

231-676: A mixture of local and interurban services across Kent and Essex , although operations in Colchester and Southend-on-Sea are localised to each town. In Southend, Arriva Southern Counties operate a local network of services covering Rayleigh , Hadleigh , Rochford and Shoeburyness and in Colchester, they operate a number of local services around the town. In Kent, operations from the company's depots in Northfleet , Gillingham , Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells combine to create

264-722: A network across the northern and western areas of the county. Services are centred in the towns of Dartford , Gravesend , Chatham , Maidstone, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells and also extend to Tenterden , Hawkhurst , Sevenoaks , Orpington , Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea . The company also operates a small number of branded interurban services. Arriva Southern Counties currently operate Sapphire branded buses in Kent Thameside on routes 480, 490 and 491 which link Temple Hill , Dartford , Bluewater, Greenhithe , Swanscombe , Northfleet , Gravesend , or Valley Drive and Riverview Park . These services are operated using

297-480: A number of countries, the phrase " trading as " (abbreviated to t/a ) is used to designate a trade name. In the United States , the phrase " doing business as " (abbreviated to DBA , dba , d.b.a. , or d/b/a ) is used, among others, such as assumed business name or fictitious business name . In Canada , " operating as " (abbreviated to o/a ) and " trading as " are used, although " doing business as "

330-458: A registered legal name and a fictitious business name, or trade name, is important because fictitious business names do not always identify the entity that is legally responsible . Legal agreements (such as contracts ) are normally made using the registered legal name of the business. If a corporation fails to consistently adhere to such important legal formalities like using its registered legal name in contracts, it may be subject to piercing of

363-454: Is also sometimes used. A company typically uses a trade name to conduct business using a simpler name rather than using their formal and often lengthier name. Trade names are also used when a preferred name cannot be registered, often because it may already be registered or is too similar to a name that is already registered. Using one or more fictitious business names does not create additional separate legal entities. The distinction between

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396-729: Is called a razón social . Irizar Irizar Group is a Spanish -based manufacturer of luxury buses and coaches . Established in 1889, the company is located in Ormaiztegi in the Basque Country , Spain . With a commercial presence in over 90 countries, its turnover exceeded 600 million euros in 2017. It is the market-leading builder of coach vehicle bodies in Spain (with a market share of over 40%), and ranks second in Europe , its coach bodies being available in many parts of

429-505: Is once again owned by Arriva, albeit not under the control of Arriva Southern Counties. In October 2009, the Horsham depot and routes were sold to Metrobus with 19 buses. In March 2015, Network Colchester and Network Harlow operations were taken over from Tellings-Golden Miller , who at the time was an Arriva subsidiary. Both operation companies were rebranded Arriva Colchester and Arriva Harlow respectively. The Medway Towns network

462-620: The Cranleigh , Guildford and Woking based operations of Alder Valley followed in 1993 by Colchester Borough Transport and Southend Transport . In April 1995, Einkorn was sold to British Bus, which had purchased Kentish Bus in July 1994 and Londonlinks in 1988. In August 1995, Einkorn was renamed Invictaway . Invictaway was previously the name of the Maidstone & District commuter services to London, which were renamed Green Line at

495-589: The Eurostar at Ebbsfleet International railway station, and Eurostar passengers are permitted free travel on the service. On 11 February 2008, Arriva began trialling their mobile "m-ticket" system on the Fastrack network before rolling the system out on all Southern Counties services. Go-Ahead London started operating the Fastrack network from 10 November 2024 which will introduce electric buses by April 2025. The locations of Arriva Southern Counties' depots and

528-653: The Guildford depot closed and operations in Surrey ceased. On that date, 6 routes were taken by Stagecoach South , with routes 36/37 being replaced by a new route 6 and an extension to the existing Route 1. Route A was withdrawn without replacement from 14 November 2021. The depot was leased to Stagecoach South. On 10 November 2024, Go-Ahead London took over the Fastrack routes which will introduce brand new Irizar ie trams by April 2025. Arriva Southern Counties operate

561-466: The United Kingdom , there is no filing requirement for a "business name", defined as "any name under which someone carries on business" that, for a company or limited liability partnership, "is not its registered name", but there are requirements for disclosure of the owner's true name and some restrictions on the use of certain names. A minority of U.S. states, including Washington , still use

594-505: The Grays area, partially replacing them by extending route 5 from Southend-on-Sea . Routes 44 and 150, the remaining services in the Grays area, are operated under contract to Thurrock Council . The buses used for these routes were transferred to Southend. As at September 2014, Dartford garage operated London routes 160 , 428 , 492 , B12 , B13 and B15 . Grays garage operated London routes 66 , 346 , 370 , 375 and 499 . As part of

627-418: The U.S., trademark rights are acquired by use in commerce, but there can be substantial benefits to filing a trademark application. Sole proprietors are the most common users of DBAs. Sole proprietors are individual business owners who run their businesses themselves. Since most people in these circumstances use a business name other than their own name, it is often necessary for them to get DBAs. Generally,

660-644: The beach" . Arriva Southern Counties currently operate the Colchester park & ride service under contract to Essex County Council . The service operates in a loop between the Park & Ride site next to the A12, Colchester City Centre and Colchester Station . Until February 2022, Arriva Southern Counties operated the Maidstone park & ride under contract to Maidstone Borough Council . The service linked Maidstone Town Centre with two park & ride sites, one on London Road and one on Willington Street. The service

693-557: The company also controls Arriva Guildford & West Surrey, Arriva West Sussex, and Arriva Southend. The Croydon and North Surrey subsidiary was largely transferred to Arriva London . In 2001, the Crawley depot and operations were sold to Metrobus and the depot in Merstham was closed. In August 2004, Arriva Colchester was sold to Tellings-Golden Miller , although with the December 2007, sale of Tellings-Golden Miller, Colchester

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726-484: The corporate veil . In English , trade names are generally treated as proper nouns . In Argentina , a trade name is known as a nombre de fantasía ('fantasy' or 'fiction' name), and the legal name of business is called a razón social (social name). In Brazil , a trade name is known as a nome fantasia ('fantasy' or 'fiction' name), and the legal name of business is called razão social (social name). In some Canadian jurisdictions , such as Ontario , when

759-534: The county or city to be registered with the State Corporation Commission. DBA statements are often used in conjunction with a franchise . The franchisee will have a legal name under which it may sue and be sued, but will conduct business under the franchiser's brand name (which the public would recognize). A typical real-world example can be found in a well-known pricing mistake case, Donovan v. RRL Corp. , 26 Cal. 4th 261 (2001), where

792-596: The divisions which operate them are: Former depots of Arriva Southern Counties were: Dartford and Grays garages were the only Arriva Southern Counties depots which did not have commercial services and only handled services operated under contract to Transport for London with all buses painted in red Arriva livery. Commercial routes previously operated from Dartford depot before it became an all Transport for London depot were transferred to Northfleet. Grays depot switched to all Transport for London services after Arriva Southend withdrew both commercial routes 373 and 383 in

825-402: The law is to protect the public from fraud, by compelling the business owner to first file or register his fictitious business name with the county clerk, and then making a further public record of it by publishing it in a newspaper. Several other states, such as Illinois , require print notices as well. In Uruguay , a trade name is known as a nombre fantasía , and the legal name of business

858-461: The named defendant, RRL Corporation, was a Lexus car dealership doing business as " Lexus of Westminster ", but remaining a separate legal entity from Lexus, a division of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. . In California , filing a DBA statement also requires that a notice of the fictitious name be published in local newspapers for some set period of time to inform the public of the owner's intent to operate under an assumed name . The intention of

891-663: The same time. In July 1996, British Bus was taken over by the Cowie Group . Invictaway was renamed Arriva Southern Counties in April 1998, and Arriva transferred London & Country (also owned by British Bus) to it. The subsidiary operating companies therefore became: Current operations in the South East area are: Many reorganisations of Arriva operations in South East England have followed since and today

924-459: The surname(s) of the sole trader or partners, or the legal name of a company. The Companies Registration Office publishes a searchable register of such business names. In Japan , the word yagō ( 屋号 ) is used. In Colonial Nigeria , certain tribes had members that used a variety of trading names to conduct business with the Europeans. Two examples were King Perekule VII of Bonny , who

957-469: The term trade name to refer to "doing business as" (DBA) names. In most U.S. states now, however, DBAs are officially referred to using other terms. Almost half of the states, including New York and Oregon , use the terms assumed business name or assumed name ; nearly as many, including Pennsylvania , use the term fictitious name . For consumer protection purposes, many U.S. jurisdictions require businesses operating with fictitious names to file

990-728: The world. Apart from its main plant in the Basque Country, which produces around 1400 bodies per year, Irizar also has factories in other countries: in Skhirat ( Morocco ), Botucatu ( Brazil ), Querétaro ( México ) and Centurion ( South Africa ). Together they have a production of over 3,500 bodies and integral vehicles per year. The Irízar group also owns Hispacold, which makes air conditioning systems for coaches, and Masats, makers of automated bus and coach doors and ramps. Apart from its own integral vehicles range, Irizar works especially closely with Scania , having jointly designed

1023-553: Was known as Captain Pepple in trade matters, and King Jubo Jubogha of Opobo , who bore the pseudonym Captain Jaja . Both Pepple and Jaja would bequeath their trade names to their royal descendants as official surnames upon their deaths. In Singapore , there is no filing requirement for a "trading as" name, but there are requirements for disclosure of the underlying business or company's registered name and unique entity number. In

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1056-522: Was upgraded in a £10 million investment marketed as Operation Overdrive . In April 2021, Arriva announced the Sheerness depot would close in July 2021, with routes 360, 361 and 367 being withdrawn and re-tendered by Kent County Council . All three routes transferred to Chalkwell Coaches on Monday 12 July 2021. On 31 October 2021, routes 306 and 308 from Northfleet depot were withdrawn. Both were taken over by Redroute Buses . On 18 December 2021,

1089-575: Was withdrawn in February 2022 due to reduced passenger numbers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic . Arriva Southern Counties operated the Fastrack busway scheme in the Thames Gateway area of Kent on behalf of Kent County Council , Prologis and Amazon . Arriva Southern Counties currently operated the following three Fastrack services: Since November 2007, Route B has connected with

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