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Operator licences in Southend-on-Sea
47 companies and organisations hold 47 operator licences with an operating centre in Southend-on-Sea, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- Operators
- 47
- Company licences
- 47
- Vehicles authorised
- 2,356
- Sole trader or partnership
- 1 counted only
Southend-on-Sea at a glance
- Licence types: 5 Standard International, 14 Standard National and 28 Restricted.
- 4 licences (9%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
- 23 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 8 authorise more than 50.
- Company licences here authorise 50.1 vehicles on average, against 11.7 across the East of England traffic area.
- The largest operator, John Lewis PLC, holds 20% of the vehicles authorised in Southend-on-Sea.
Largest operators in Southend-on-Sea
Companies and organisations by vehicles authorised on their licences with a centre in Southend-on-Sea.
All operator licences
| Operator | Licence | Type | Postcode district | Vehicles | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lewis PLC | OF0215392 | Standard National | SS2 | 472 | Valid |
| Biffa Waste Services Limited | OF0215111 | Standard National | SS2 | 431 | Valid |
| Arriva Kent Thameside Ltd | PF1116442 | Standard National (PSV) | SS2 | 342 | Valid |
| Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd | OF1071696 | Standard National | SS2 | 260 | Valid |
| Booker Ltd | OF0235128 | Restricted | SS2 | 205 | Valid |
| Sig Trading Limited | OF1016638 | Restricted | SS2 | 128 | Valid |
| Unitruc Ltd | OF0102347 | Standard International | SS3 | 110 | Valid |
| Barclay & Mathieson Limited | OF0213412 | Restricted | SS3 | 104 | Valid |
| Sortera Limited | OF1010735 | Standard National | SS3 | 48 | Valid |
| Vecteo Ltd | PF2025937 | Standard National (PSV) | SS2 | 35 | Valid |
| P G R Timber Ltd | OF0212966 | Restricted | SS2 | 30 | Valid |
| W & H (Roads) Ltd | OF1053480 | Standard National | SS2 | 22 | Valid |
| Southend on Sea City Council | OF0010285 | Restricted | SS2 | 16 | Valid |
| Ashingdon Transport Limited | OF1144371 | Standard International | SS3 | 14 | Valid |
| Medlock Electrical Distributors Limited | OF0209650 | Restricted | SS2 | 13 | Valid |
| Cumberland Packaging Limited | OF0103080 | Restricted | SS3 | 12 | Valid |
| Tree Fella Ltd | OF1000359 | Restricted | SS3 | 10 | Valid |
| Kinect Services Ltd | PF1137226 | Standard International (PSV) | SS2 | 10 | Valid |
| Chandler Material Supplies Limited | OF0093394 | Standard National | SS2 | 8 | Valid |
| Simon Ellis Specialised Distribution Ltd | OF1005425 | Standard International | SS3 | 8 | Valid |
| Jcs Poster Site Construction Ltd | OF2033425 | Standard National | SS2 | 8 | Valid |
| Climatec Windows Limited | OF0229324 | Restricted | SS2 | 7 | Valid |
| Hadleigh Salvage (Recycling) Ltd | OF0219307 | Standard National | SS2 | 6 | Valid |
| Leigh Scaffolding Services Limited | OF1005559 | Restricted | SS3 | 6 | Valid |
| Qinetiq Ltd | OF0235233 | Standard National | SS3 | 5 | Valid |
| Imperial Metal Recyclers Ltd | OF1021145 | Restricted | SS3 | 4 | Valid |
| Sovereign Design Play Systems Ltd | OF1038060 | Restricted | SS3 | 4 | Valid |
| Aum Construction Ltd | OF2013481 | Restricted | SS2 | 4 | Valid |
| Southend Steels Limited | OF2072801 | Restricted | SS3 | 4 | Valid |
| Edp (UK) Ltd | OF1047893 | Restricted | SS2 | 3 | Valid |
| Gate Gourmet London Limited | OF2090540 | Standard National | SS2 | 3 | Valid |
| Olive Transport Ltd | OF2091881 | Standard National | SS2 | 3 | Valid |
| 1ST Direct Coaches Limited | PF1058815 | Standard National (PSV) | SS3 | 3 | Valid |
| General Engineering (Treatments) Ltd | OF1111413 | Restricted | SS3 | 2 | Valid |
| Tower Construction Essex Limited | OF2033800 | Restricted | SS3 | 2 | Valid |
| Rega Research Limited | OF2036452 | Restricted | SS2 | 2 | Valid |
| Arca Packaging Limited | OF2083708 | Restricted | SS2 | 2 | Valid |
| The St Anns Manufacturing Co Ltd | OF0001639 | Restricted | SS2 | 1 | Valid |
| Eurolube Oil Ltd | OF0218403 | Restricted | SS3 | 1 | Valid |
| Ssf Transport Ltd | OF2000739 | Standard International | SS3 | 1 | Valid |
| Altech Trading Company Limited | OF2002813 | Restricted | SS2 | 1 | Valid |
| Fms Foils Group Limited | OF2016746 | Restricted | SS2 | 1 | Valid |
| Kursaal Plant Hire Limited | OF2019110 | Restricted | SS3 | 1 | Valid |
| Fruits of the Sea Limited | OF2023974 | Restricted | SS3 | 1 | Valid |
| Roberts Raw Animal Foods Ltd | OF2060547 | Restricted | SS2 | 1 | Valid |
| Chetan Wholesalers Limited | OF2074443 | Restricted | SS2 | 1 | Valid |
| Laser 24 Limited | OF2084708 | Restricted | SS2 | 1 | Valid |
1 sole trader or partnership licence also has a centre here. We count them but do not list them.
Fleet sizes
Half of the 47 company licences in Southend-on-Sea authorise 6 vehicles or fewer, and 49% authorise five or fewer.
- 1 vehicle:10 licences
- 2 vehicles:4 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:9 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:8 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:5 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:3 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:0 licences
- 100+ vehicles:8 licences
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DVSA file 7 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . DVSA publishes the file weekly at best; this is the newest file we hold. How we read it
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