nˈoʊɾəbəl jˈuːzɚz ʌvðə vˌiːˈɑːɹ aʊtsˈaɪd ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl bˈʌs kˈʌmpəni ˌɛnbˌiːsˈiː ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ðə wˈɛst mˈɪdləndz pˈæsɪndʒɚ tɹˈænspoːɹt ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv, hˌuː tˈʊk tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˌɔn ˌɛmsˌiːdˈʌbəljˌuː bˈɑːdiz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z ænd lˈɪvɚpˌuːl kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən tɹˈænspoːɹt slˈæʃ mˈɜːsɪsˌaɪd tɹˈænspoːɹt, hˌuː təɡˌɛðɚ tˈʊk ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmətli wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ɪn tˈoʊɾəl ˈɔːl ˌɔn ˈiːst lˈæŋks bˈɑːdiz ɪn sˈɛpɹət bˈætʃᵻz ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z ænd mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z.
Notable users of the VR outside of the National Bus Company (NBC) included the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive, who took 200 on MCW bodies in 1970s and Liverpool Corporation Transport/Merseyside Transport, who together took approximately 120 in total all on East Lancs bodies in separate batches in the late 1960s and mid 1970s.