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Operator licences in Colchester

251 companies and organisations hold 252 operator licences with an operating centre in Colchester, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators: 251
Company licences: 252
Vehicles authorised: 6,314
Sole trader or partnership: 50 counted only

Colchester at a glance

Licence types: 40 Standard International, 91 Standard National and 121 Restricted.
11 licences (4%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
117 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 28 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 25.1 vehicles on average, against 11.7 across the East of England traffic area.
The largest operator, Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd, holds 8% of the vehicles authorised in Colchester.

Largest operators in Colchester

Companies and organisations by vehicles authorised on their licences with a centre in Colchester.

Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd527 vehicles
First Essex Buses Ltd361 vehicles
Arriva Kent Thameside Ltd342 vehicles
Openreach Limited228 vehicles
Ringway Infrastructure Services Ltd227 vehicles
Konectbus Limited227 vehicles
Booker Ltd210 vehicles
Travis Perkins PLC187 vehicles
Wolseley UK Limited173 vehicles
Stephensons of Essex Ltd140 vehicles

All operator licences

Filter licences in ColchesterLicence type, goods or PSV, status, fleet size, earned recognition, Companies House flags

Operator licences in Colchester, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd	OF0217173	Restricted	CO2	527	Valid
First Essex Buses Ltd	PF0000599	Standard International (PSV)	CO2	361	Valid
Arriva Kent Thameside Ltd	PF1116442	Standard National (PSV)	CO2	342	Valid
Openreach Limited	OF2092140	Restricted	CO1	228	Valid
Ringway Infrastructure Services Ltd	OF1074544	Restricted	CO6	227	Valid
Konectbus Limited	PF0002189	Standard National (PSV)	CO5	227	Valid
Booker Ltd	OF0235128	Restricted	CO2	210	Valid
Travis Perkins PLC	OF1087427	Restricted	CO4	187	Valid
Wolseley UK Limited	OF0085867	Standard National	CO4	173	Valid
Stephensons of Essex Ltd	PF0000454	Standard National (PSV)	CO7	140	Valid
Sig Trading Limited	OF1016638	Restricted	CO2	128	Valid
Frontier Agriculture Limited	OF1046482	Standard National	CO6	120	Valid
Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited	OF1119073	Standard National	CO7	115	Valid
Ringway Jacobs Ltd	OF1087533	Restricted	CO7	106	Valid
Copart UK Ltd	OF0099895	Standard National	CO7	98	Valid
Lanes Group Limited	OF1074602	Restricted	CO7	96	Valid
David Watson Transport Limited	OF1085540	Standard International	CO6	94	Valid
Cadent Gas Limited	OF1148428	Restricted	CO6	92	Valid
Pilgrim Foodservice Ltd	OF1091845	Restricted	CO4	90	Valid
Gap Group Ltd	OF0234137	Standard National	CO2	86	Valid
Eurovia Infrastructure Limited	OF1138800	Restricted	CO5	84	Valid
Loomis UK Ltd	OF0226579	Standard International	CO4	60	Valid
Pallet Plus Ltd	OF1075771	Standard National	CO7	60	Valid
Woodland Logistics Ltd	OF1046449	Standard International	CO6	58	Valid
Silverton Aggregates Limited	OF2039145	Standard National	CO2	58	Valid
Martello Transport Limited	OF2006174	Standard National	CO6	57	Valid
Colchester City Council	OF0008695	Standard National	CO3	53	Valid
W M Walsh Surfacing Limited	OF2003216	Restricted	CO7	52	Valid
Waste-A-Way Recycling Ltd	OF1013790	Standard National	CO7	50	Valid
Dunmow Skips Ltd	OF1014846	Standard National	CO7	50	Valid
Hamblion Transport Limited	OF0091471	Standard International	CO2	47	Valid
Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd	OF0214188	Standard National	CO5	47	Valid
It Fleet Automotive Ltd	OF1123985	Standard National	CO7	47	Valid
C S H Environmental Ltd	OF1054792	Standard National	CO6	46	Valid
Essex County Council	OF0213642	Restricted	CO6	43	Valid
Automobile Association Developments Ltd	OF1124258	Standard National	CO5	43	Valid
Ferns Surfacing Limited	OF1107905	Restricted	CO6	42	Valid
Environmental Waste Management Limited	OF2029678	Standard National	CO7	42	Valid
Shotley Holdings Ltd	OF0222974	Standard National	CO7	41	Valid
Tarmac Trading Limited	OF0228806	Standard National	CO3	40	Valid
Water Direct Limited	OF0234101	Standard International	CO6	39	Valid
Bushcade Ltd	OF0225994	Standard National	CO7	36	Valid
Northumbrian Water Ltd	OF1012174	Restricted	CO2	36	Valid
Brett Aggregates Limited	OF1035933	Standard National	CO7	35	Valid
Forefront Utilities Ltd	OF1082936	Restricted	CO7	35	Valid
Silverton Builders Merchants Limited	OF2040706	Standard National	CO2	32	Valid
Ernest Doe & Sons Ltd	OF0033640	Standard National	CO2	31	Valid
N.C.Cammack & Son Limited	OF0070117	Standard International	CO6	30	Valid
Brooks Transport Services Ltd	OF0219983	Standard International	CO6	30	Valid
Direct Transportation Limited	OF1044031	Standard National	CO6	30	Valid
Aabc Bagging Ltd	OF1080401	Standard National	CO7	30	Valid
M.Markovitz Limited	OF2036158	Standard National	CO11	30	Valid
Src Readymix Limited	OF2056491	Standard National	CO7	30	Valid
Manheim Limited	OF1000736	Standard National	CO7	29	Valid
Stanmore Quality Services Limited	OF2059657	Standard National	CO7	28	Valid
D & T Powell Ltd	OF2020221	Standard National	CO3	27	Valid
Toppesfield Limited	OF1134186	Restricted	CO6	25	Valid
Sodexo Ltd	PF2018176	Standard National (PSV)	CO2	25	Valid
Max Energy Ltd	OF1141939	Restricted	CO3	24	Valid
Shl Group Services Ltd	OF2021090	Restricted	CO6	20	Valid
Alstons (Upholstery) Ltd	OF0223194	Standard National	CO2	19	Valid
Witham Plant Hire (Rivenhall) Ltd	OF0095890	Standard National	CO6	18	Valid
Longwater Construction Supplies Ltd	OF1111349	Restricted	CO6	18	Valid
Pickfords Move Management Limited	OF1117226	Standard International	CO1	18	Valid
Sodexo Ltd	OF1127058	Standard National	CO2	18	Valid
Marshall's Logistics Limited	OF2011306	Standard National	CO3	18	Valid
Minicab Services (Colchester) Ltd	PF2045260	Standard National (PSV)	CO6	17	Valid
Wilkin & Sons Ltd	OF0033778	Standard National	CO5	16	Valid
John Davidson (Pipes) Ltd	OF0099938	Restricted	CO1	16	Valid
Philip Liverton Ltd	OF1089973	Standard International	CO7	16	Valid
Grays Farms Limited	OF2052762	Standard International	CO5	16	Valid
Pro Cam Cp Ltd	OF0201165	Restricted	CO7	15	Valid
T.D. and A.M. Bugg Limited	OF0226497	Restricted	CO6	15	Valid
UK Packaging Supplies Ltd	OF1096090	Restricted	C04	15	Valid
Bars Logistics Ltd	OF2035596	Standard International	CO6	15	Valid
Edmundson Electrical Ltd	OF0232719	Restricted	CO4	14	Valid
Balgores Motors (1982) Ltd	OF1039897	Standard National	CO1	13	Valid
A & S Aggregates Ltd	OF1062380	Standard International	CO7	13	Valid
Nsl Limited	OF1122338	Standard National	CO2	13	Valid
Collier & Catchpole Ltd	OF0087557	Restricted	CO3	12	Valid
Fenwick Ltd	OF0204664	Restricted	CO4	12	Valid
J L Knight Roadworks Ltd	OF0228526	Restricted	CO5	12	Valid
Page Tipping Limited	OF0233519	Standard National	CO7	12	Valid
D & P Scaffolding Ltd	OF1000629	Restricted	CO7	12	Valid
Agri Mix Limited	OF1087434	Standard National	CO7	12	Valid
A A Turner Tankers Ltd	OF2015371	Standard National	CO6	12	Valid
Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd	OF2029936	Restricted	CO7	12	Valid
Kingdom Recycling Limited	OF2083464	Standard National	CO2	12	Valid
Redhead Couriers Ltd	OF1075274	Standard National	CO2	11	Valid
Lj Transportation Ltd	OF1104787	Standard National	CO7	11	Valid
Cpd Powerline Ltd	OF2050268	Restricted	CO6	11	Valid
Sibbons (Alresford) Ltd	OF0083888	Standard National	CO7	10	Valid
D B Concrete Ltd	OF0094587	Standard National	CO7	10	Valid
Dte Scaffolding & Safety Netting Ltd	OF1027116	Restricted	CO7	10	Valid
Move U Removals & Storage Essex Ltd	OF2039386	Standard International	CO7	10	Valid
Direct Shipping International Limited	OF2070332	Standard International	CO7	10	Valid
Day Transport Ltd	OF2082112	Standard International	CO6	10	Valid
One Call Furniture Ltd	OF2088582	Restricted	CO5	10	Valid
Total Waste Management Limited	OF0224328	Standard National	CO7	9	Valid
Foster Contracting Limited	OF0039059	Restricted	CO5	8	Valid
Cox Landscapes Ltd	OF0228218	Restricted	CO7	8	Valid
Swift Scaffolding Ltd	OF0234124	Restricted	CO6	8	Valid
V L Trans Limited	OF1145410	Standard International	CO5	8	Valid
Tey Skips Limited	OF2003865	Standard National	CO6	8	Valid
Move Gp Ltd	OF2005003	Standard National	CO7	8	Valid
E.L.T. Concrete Limited	OF2009943	Standard National	CO5	8	Valid
Takhar Couriers Ltd	OF2037602	Standard International	CO5	8	Valid
Roman Coaches (Colchester) Limited	PF2061784	Standard International (PSV)	CO2	8	Valid
John Whiting Ltd	OF0227909	Standard International	CO7	7	Valid
County Supplies Limited	OF1081815	Standard National	CO3	7	Valid
Sambeck Caravans Ltd	OF1084500	Standard National	CO7	7	Valid
N S Goodyear Ltd	OF1136548	Standard National	CO7	7	Valid
Mason Trucking Co Ltd	OF1145863	Standard National	CO6	7	Valid
G & C Timber & Joinery Limited	OF2020191	Restricted	CO4	7	Valid
Sanper Civils and Pipeline Engineering Ltd	OF2092127	Restricted	CO5	7	Valid
T J Evers Ltd	OF0004851	Restricted	CO5	6	Valid
Target Plant & Sales Ltd	OF0096591	Standard National	CO4	6	Valid
L E Tuckwell Ltd	OF0099750	Standard National	CO7	6	Valid
Paul Cooke Transport Limited	OF1017200	Standard National	CO7	6	Valid
M & J Services Ltd	OF1017675	Restricted	CO2	6	Valid

50 sole trader or partnership licences also have a centre here. We count them but do not list them.

Fleet sizes

Half of the 252 company licences in Colchester authorise 6 vehicles or fewer, and 46% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Colchester

1 vehicle:39 licences
2 vehicles:29 licences
3–5 vehicles:49 licences
6–10 vehicles:44 licences
11–25 vehicles:35 licences
26–50 vehicles:28 licences
51–100 vehicles:14 licences
100+ vehicles:14 licences

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DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. How we read it

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