With their open hop-on hop-off platforms and face-like front bonnet they were the buses that captured the hearts of everyone who rode them.

So what better way to remember the Routemaster than building a replica model of the iconic double-decker?

Except that you would be waiting some time for this particular bus to arrive and it would cost you a deal more than a single fare to Oxford Circus.

The advertising standards watchdog has banned a series of adverts promoting the chance to build the replica after it emerged it would take two years to complete , at a cost of more than £1,150.