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The bus company had offered 30 days free travel, but getting that working has proved impossible for many of the displaced Ukrainians now living on the Isle of Wight. One of their sponsors explains
Southern Vectis are the dominant bus company on the Isle of Wight. They operate many routes across the Island.
Southern Vectis was formed in 1929 as the Vectis Bus Company. It was owned by large national concerns until 1970 when it was nationalised and became part of the state-owned National Bus Company.
In 1986, through a management buy-out the company became independent, but was bought by the Go-Ahead Group in July 2005.