 The Metroliner saw service in the UK with nationalised operators National Bus Company (NBC) and Scottish Bus Group (SBG) for their long distance coach National Express and Scottish Citylink express services, as well as with competing operators such as Tyne & Wear PTE's Armstrong Galley "Clipper" service and the London Buses/West Midland Travel "London Liner" joint operation.Others saw operation with NBC subsidiaries' commuter coach operations, such as the short-lived "Kentish Express" of Kentish Bus, Alder Valley and the Oxford Bus Company's "Oxford Citylink".Few Metroliners were purchased for touring or private hire work, although many were used for such duties after retiring from express duties.