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33-1025: Tower Transit Operations Limited , which traded as Tower Transit , was a bus company operating in East and West London . They were a subsidiary of the Kelsian Group and operated services under contract to Transport for London . In December 2021, Tower Transit's West London operations were transferred to RATP Dev Transit London . In June 2022, their remaining operations were sold to Stagecoach London . In June 2013, Transit Systems purchased First London 's Atlas Road ( Park Royal ), Lea Interchange ( Leyton ) and Westbourne Park garages with 24 London bus routes and 412 buses. Also included were contracts to operate three routes ( 425 , N550 and N551 ) that had yet to commence. In October 2014, Tower Transit purchased Impact Group which operated 130 small buses for local authorities and schools out of depots in Ealing and Croydon . This

66-611: A Hertfordshire operator and formerly part of London Country Bus Services (and later London Country North East ). Although other BTS buses gained Sovereign's blue and cream livery the Routemasters remained in poppy red; route 13 was the last route in London to be operated using Routemasters in a colour other than London Transport red. The depot in Borehamwood was sold with BTS moving to the old London Transport garage at Edgware . The route

99-527: A public consultation on proposals to scrap the route. The route was saved after intervention by Mayor of London Boris Johnson . In September 2016, six Wright SRM bodied Volvo B5LHs entered service on the route. In July 2016, under the tenure of new Mayor of London Sadiq Khan , TfL opened another consultation on proposals to extend the route to North Finchley and divert it to Victoria station replacing route 82 . This took effect on 1 April 2017 with it being operated by Tower Transit and becoming

132-420: 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

165-467: 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

198-587: A maintenance centre. It closed in October 2017, being taken over by London United . As at June 2022, Lea Interchange garage operated routes 58 , 135 , 236 , 262 , 276 , 308 , 339 , 473 , 488 , 678 , D8 and W14 . The garage opened in 2007 to replace the Waterden Road, Stratford garage that closed as part of the development of the Olympic Park for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games . Waterden Road

231-450: Is called a razón social . London Buses route 13 London Buses route 13 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London , England. Running between North Finchley bus station and Victoria station , it is operated by RATP Dev Transit London . In the 1930s route 13 ran from Hendon to London Bridge with STD-type buses allocated to Hendon (AE) garage. The allocation

264-424: 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 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

297-481: 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 " 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

330-495: The Crossrail project opening in 2017. Metroline took over the operation of route 295 on 31 October 2015. On 5 March 2016, Westbourne Park took over the operation of route N97 from London United . On 3 October 2020, Westbourne Park depot also took over the operation of route C3 from Abellio London . On 1 May 2021, routes 28 and N28 transferred to London United, with route 328 transferring to Metroline. Westbourne Park garage

363-459: 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

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396-621: The Lea Interchange Bus Company Limited legal entity. On 1 October 2011, this garage opened when part of Westbourne Park garage was closed to make way for Elizabeth line construction works, with the operation of routes 28, 31, 328, N28, and N31 transferred. Atlas Road operated as an outstation for Westbourne Park, so buses are seen on Atlas Road routes and vice versa. With the completion of Crossrail works, all routes returned to Westbourne Park in June 2017 with Atlas Road retained as

429-418: 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,

462-407: 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

495-453: The change of tender with buses that had been rebuilt by Marshall . However, a change of policy saw all Routemaster routes converted back to one-person operation with route converted on 22 October 2005. When re-tendered, route 13 was retained by London Sovereign with a new contract commencing on 31 August 2013. Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B5LHs were introduced on the same date. In March 2015, Transport for London opened

528-522: 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

561-455: The joint venture was finalised on 11 December 2021. Tower Transit's Lea Interchange garage, located in East London, was not part of the joint venture and remained unaffected. In May 2022, it was announced that Tower Transit's remaining East London operations would be sold to Stagecoach London . The acquisition was finalised on 25 June 2022 and these services are now operated by Stagecoach under

594-402: 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

627-399: 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 a businessperson writes a trade name on a contract, invoice, or cheque, they must also add the legal name of

660-461: 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

693-403: 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 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

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726-406: The roof of the garage being profiled to match the concrete flyover. Originally, the garage allocation consisted of AEC Routemasters , and a small number of Daimler Fleetlines to B20 "quiet" specification for route 18 . These were supplemented in 1983 by a number of Leyland Titans for comparative trials. A new 180 metre bus parking area was built on a raised platform over railway lines as part of

759-504: The same year). This resulted in the closure of Finchley garage, as route 13 was by then its main route. Route 13 was cut back to Golders Green. The change of operator re-introduced Sunday crew operation to the capital, as BTS did not have sufficient driver-only vehicles to cover the Sunday service. A fleet of Routemasters was leased from London Transport and painted in a poppy red livery. Subsequently, BTS sold out to Sovereign Bus & Coach ,

792-454: 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

825-469: 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

858-476: Was cut back from London Bridge to Aldwych , before being extended from Golders Green to North Finchley in 1978, replacing 2B . On 4 December 1993, independent operator BTS Coaches of Borehamwood took over the operation of route 13 after a competitive tender process. The route became one of two AEC Routemaster routes to pass to a private operator in advance of the privatisation of London Buses (the other being route 19 , which passed to Kentish Bus earlier

891-545: 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

924-408: Was not re-tendered until 2000 as no bids were received for the route. Sovereign was persuaded to put in a bid and when the new contract commenced on 1 September 2001 the route continued largely unchanged. The new mayor Ken Livingstone had been elected on a manifesto that included increasing the number of Routemasters in service in the capital. Route 13 was converted back to Routemaster operation on

957-562: Was opened in 1996 after a number of tender wins. Lea Interchange began operating route 69 on 30 April 2016. CT Plus took over operation of route 26 and route N26 on 25 June 2016. London General took over operation of the route 212 and route 444 on 7 March 2020 and Docklands Buses took over the 69 on 1 May 2021. On 25 June 2022, the garage and its operations was acquired by Stagecoach London. As of December 2021, Westbourne Park garage operated routes 13 , 23 , 28 , 218 , 295 , 414 , 452 , C3 and N97 . Westbourne Park Garage

990-474: Was part of the reconstruction programme undertaken by London Transport in the early 1980s. As was common practice at the time, the new garage replaced two older garages - the small and inadequate Middle Row (X), and the larger former trolley bus garage at Stonebridge (SE). The new garage, which opened in 1981 in Great Western Road, is of unusual design in that it is built beneath the elevated A40 Westway,

1023-670: Was sold in August 2018 to HCT Group . Tower Transit was included in the purchase of Transit Systems by SeaLink Travel Group in January 2020. In September 2021, SeaLink Travel Group and the RATP Group announced that their respective West London bus operations (including London United , London Sovereign and Tower Transit's Westbourne Park garage) would merge into a new joint venture called RATP Dev Transit London , with RATP Dev having an 87.5% shareholding and Tower Transit 12.5%. The incorporation of

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1056-399: Was split between Cricklewood and Hendon garages . Hendon-Golders Green was reduced to Monday to Friday peak hours and Saturday afternoons only during World War II , then withdrawn completely by the 1950s. New AEC Routemasters were introduced to the route in 1963, by which time it was shared between Hendon and Rye Lane garages. In January 1970 the route acquired a Muswell Hill allocation and

1089-505: Was transferred to RATP Dev Transit London on 11 December 2021. As at May 2015, the fleet consisted of 437 buses. [REDACTED] Media related to Tower Transit at Wikimedia Commons Company website Trading as In 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 )

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