Coach Unit
Southern Vectis' involvement in coaching has varied through the years; early in the company's history the firm took no interest in coaching whatsoever, preferring to leave the field to other operators. However, the company became involved in coaching through acquisition and conglomeration.
Currently, the Southern Vectis coach unit is described by some as being at "arms-length"; its primary purpose has shifted over time, but is currently geared towards serving the Isle of Wight Council school contract, as can be seen from the school bus vinyls affixed to most of the coach fleet.
In contrast with the company's bus fleet, the coach unit is largely made up from older coaches acquired from Go South Coast's mainland operations, such as Tourist Coaches and Marchwood Motorways, where the mainland coaching units have received a significant number of new coaches, many of their previous coaches have been transferred to the Southern Vectis fleet, and subsequently repainted.
In 2011, Southern Vectis purchased the name and coach assets of large former competitor Wightrollers, and added that to its other three fleet names, listed below.
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