LTSV Vehicle Detail

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Main vehicle details

Number	Registration	Type	Class	Chassis No.	Body No. ? If the vehicle had two or more bodies (i.e. if it was rebodied), the body numbers (where known) are shown in chronological order. Refer to the history records for more details.
	SP12LUO	Ford Transit Mk7 140 T300 LWB High-Roof Van with Light-Bar	Medium Van

Licence on:	31/03/2012
Into stock:	c.04/2012
From:
Out of stock:	c.12/12/2016 (Life: 4.70 years)
Disposal:	BCA Blackbushe
Licence off:	31/12/2025 ?This is the last recorded licence expiry date. Previous expiry dates will be shown in the Licensing History section below.

Livery:	Red
Operator:	Tower Transit
Status:	Withdrawn
Allocation:	n/a
Added to LTSV:	11/06/2012 by Thomas Young
Last edited:	28/07/2025 ?This is the date of the most recent edit. To see details of all edits, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Photos

2 photos of this vehicle have been published, shown below in order of date taken (oldest first).

There may be references to other photos in the Notes section further down this page.

Sightings
17 sightings of this vehicle have been reported. Shown below with the most recent at the top.

Date	Place	Comments	Posted by ?If the name is in brackets, the vehicle was not seen by the person, but the sighting was added by the person.
27/07/2025	Hilmarton Wilts.	Passing. Plain red	Bob Milner
21/04/2025	Hilmarton Wilts.	Passing. Plain red	Bob Milner
15/06/2015	?		Steve Warman
30/03/2015	Stratford City Bus Station		Ray
02/12/2014	Stratford Bus Station		bendy
06/09/2014	Mile End	Bus Terminus	London spotter
09/06/2014	Lea Interchange Garage		Ray
02/02/2014	Lea Interchange Garage	-	London spotter
23/11/2013	Stratford Station	Passing	Thomas Young
04/07/2013	Lea Interchange Garage	TT	Ray
30/12/2012	Lea Interchange Garage	-	Bob Milner
03/10/2012	Leytonstone	High Road	Bob Milner
22/09/2012	Upminster Station	-	Ray
22/09/2012	Upminster Station	LI buses were working on District Line replacement service	Thomas Young
08/07/2012	Lea Interchange Garage	-	Bob Milner
29/06/2012	Lea Interchange Garage	-	Ray
09/06/2012	Stratford Bus Station	Passing	Thomas Young

History ?This section contains details of events during the lifetime of this vehicle. These can be drawn from official documents or from observations, and will eventually cover the whole career of each vehicle.
3 history entries have been added, shown below in date order (oldest first).

Date	Event	Operator	Department	Location	Status	Notes	Source
c.04/2012	New into stock	First London	n/a	Lea Interchange Garage			Licensing data
22/06/2013	Change of Operator	Tower Transit	n/a	Lea Interchange Garage		First London to Tower Transit	LOTS
c.12/12/2016	Withdrawn	Tower Transit	n/a	n/a			Vehicle auction website

Notes ?This section contains notes that users have added about this vehicle.
1 note about this vehicle has been posted.

Note	Posted by	On
Auctioned at BCA Blackbushe 5/1/2017	Ray	20/12/2016

Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
No documents relating to this vehicle have been published.

Licensing History ?The licence expiry dates are regularly updated, with all records shown here (most recent first).

Date checked	Expiry date	Notes	Added by
28/07/2025	31/12/2025		Ray
28/08/2022	31/12/2022		Ray
01/01/2022	31/12/2020		Ray

Edits ?This section shows a description of each change that has been applied to the database entry for this vehicle.
This record has been edited 13 times, as listed below (most recent edits first).

Date	Summary	Edited by	Public?
28/07/2025	Licensing date updated.	Ray	Y
28/08/2022	Licensing date updated.	Ray	Y
21/02/2020	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
19/06/2019	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
26/10/2017	Licensing date/s updated (ex 12/12/2016)	Ray	Y
24/12/2016	Improved details (had a light-bar)	Thomas Young	Y
24/12/2016	Withdrawn	Thomas Young	Y
21/12/2016	Licensing date/s updated (ex 31/3/2017) sold?	Ray	Y
25/03/2016	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
28/03/2015	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
20/03/2014	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
31/07/2013	Operator updated (First to Tower)	Thomas Young	Y
19/03/2013	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y