London City Tour

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Hi all,

My apologies if this has already been covered elsewhere, but I was wondering if anyone could confirm whether or not London City Tour are to cease trading? I note that Ventura Sales are currently advertising 11x Plaxton-bodied Volvo B7TL for £7,000 (Y143, 149, 162, 164, 171, 179, 192, 195, 201, 203, 208 NLK) and 10x Wright-bodied Volvo B9TL for £100,000 (BF60 UUC/E/G/H/J, LX60 DWZ and LX60 DXA/B/C/H). I can’t seem to find anything online about the company ceasing though. They seem to get pretty bad reviews though - TripAdvisor scores currently range from 39-64 for Excellent, Good, Average and Poor, jumping to 270 for Terrible! Maybe the ULEZ has made the management consider continuation of the operation unviable?

Thanks in advance,

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I was in Central London today and was surprised to still see London City Tour buses running. Also spotted one with all logos removed performing driver training duties.

[MoEnviro]

Looks like the RATP have acquired London City Tours, hence them still being visible around town. RATP’s DLP260 is now fully branded for London City Tours.

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Aug 11, 2018 13:53:58 GMT MoEnviro said:

Looks like the RATP have acquired London City Tours, hence them still being visible around town. RATP’s DLP260 is now fully branded for London City Tours.

Apparently, RATP have acquired the routes, not the buses, but LCT remain in business selling tickets etc. Hopefully punters will have an improved experience.Extrapolitan brand has also expanded into Monaco and Rome.

[cc2005]

So as of now, RATP use the Extrapolitan brand and run three operations in London:
The Original Tour
City Sightseeing
London City Tour

[Pilot]

Could anyone recommend the best tour of London to take? I know there are quite few options, doesn't have to be cheap just want the best experience...and perhaps what is the best time of day to do it? Also night would also be cool as a second option. Got few days off so kinda doing all sorts of bus related things lol.