 This saw domestic usage, and was the first articulated bus in the United Kingdom, albeit with limited repeat orders.With the decline of Leyland, the Leyland DAB division was included in the 1987 sale of Leyland Bus to Volvo.In 1990 DAB went on to be a participant in the United Bus venture, with DAF Bus, Bova, Den Oudsten and Optare, with United Bus holding 70% of the shares of DAB.