ðə lˈeɪɾɚ bɹˈɪstəl vˌiːˈɑːɹz ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɪn sˈɜːvɪs wɪð mˈɛni ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt bˈʌs ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɚz ænd sˌʌm mˈeɪdʒɚ bˈʌs kˈʌmpəniz əkɹˌɑːs ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm ʌntˈɪl ðə lˈeɪt tˈuː θˈaʊzənd z: ˈiːst jˈɔːɹkʃɚ mˈoʊɾɚ sˈɜːvɪsᵻz, hˌævɪŋ ɐmˈæst ɐ tˈoʊɾəl ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈuː ænd sˈɛkəndhˈænd vˌiːˈɑːɹz, wɪθdɹˈuː ðɛɹ lˈæst klˈoʊzd tˈɑːp ɛɡzˈæmpəlz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ; wˈɪlts ænd dˈoːɹsɛt wɪθdɹˈuː ðɛɹ lˈæst ɛɡzˈæmpəlz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, wɪð sˌʌm kəntˈɪnjuːɪŋ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ʌntˈɪl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn wɪð sʌbsˈɪdjɚɹi dˈæmɚɹi kˈoʊtʃᵻz, ænd fˈɜːst dˈɛvən ænd kˈɔːɹnwɔːl wɪθdɹˈuː ðɛɹ lˈæst klˈoʊzd tˈɑːp vˌiːˈɑːɹz ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks.
The later Bristol VRs remained in service with many independent bus operators and some major bus companies across the United Kingdom until the late 2000s: East Yorkshire Motor Services, having amassed a total of 150 new and second-hand VRs, withdrew their last closed top examples in 2004; Wilts & Dorset withdrew their last examples in 2007, with some continuing operating until 2009 with subsidiary Damory Coaches, and First Devon & Cornwall withdrew their last closed top VRs in December 2006.