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London and the South East of England

7,929 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. Licences issued here have K as the second letter of the licence number, for example OK1234567.

Licences
7,929
Operators
7,912
Vehicles authorised
86,658
Trailers authorised
29,008
Filter operators in London and the South East of EnglandLicence type, goods or PSV, status, fleet size, earned recognition, Companies House flags

Largest operators

Companies and organisations by vehicles authorised on their licences in this area.

Largest operators in London and the South East of England by vehicles authorised
OperatorLicencesVehiclesTrailers
SNLondon General Transport Services Limited0232848912,5070
SNVeolia Es (UK) Limited0248199111,575139
SNMetroline Travel Ltd0232840111,1230
SNArriva London North Limited0232855911,1120
SNRoyal Mail Group Ltd0413820311,016384
SIWincanton Holdings Limited021559511965763
SILondon United Busways Ltd0232856119500
SNEast London Bus & Coach Co Ltd0232840219300
SNArriva London South Ltd0232846716800
SIDHL Supply Chain Limited005288672666417
RStark Building Materials UK Limited01647362165010
SNTransport UK London Bus Limited0378616216310

1,254 licences (16%) in this area belong to sole traders or partnerships. We count them but do not list them.

Licence mix

Licences by type, London and the South East of England
  • Restricted goods3,734 47%
  • Standard National goods2,305 29%
  • Standard International goods1,159 15%
  • Standard International PSV322 4%
  • Standard National PSV267 3%
  • Restricted PSV142 2%

27 curtailed, 6 suspended; all others valid.

Fleet sizes

Half of the 7,929 licences in London and the South East of England authorise 3 vehicles or fewer, and 68% authorise five or fewer.

Licences by vehicles authorised, London and the South East of England
  1. 1 vehicle:1,522 licences
  2. 2 vehicles:1,733 licences
  3. 3–5 vehicles:2,145 licences
  4. 6–10 vehicles:1,202 licences
  5. 11–25 vehicles:809 licences
  6. 26–50 vehicles:298 licences
  7. 51–100 vehicles:127 licences
  8. 100+ vehicles:93 licences

Recent changes

Our record for London and the South East of England starts with the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. Changes appear here from the next weekly file.

All operators in London and the South East of England

All 6,658 companies and organisations with a licence in London and the South East of England, numbered, largest fleets first (the 1,056 most-searched profiles lead the list).

  1. Operators 1–150
  2. Operators 151–300
  3. Operators 301–450
  4. Operators 451–600
  5. Operators 601–750
  6. Operators 751–900
  7. Operators 901–1,050
  8. Operators 1,051–1,200
  9. Operators 1,201–1,350
  10. Operators 1,351–1,500
  11. Operators 1,501–1,650
  12. Operators 1,651–1,800
  13. Operators 1,801–1,950
  14. Operators 1,951–2,100
  15. Operators 2,101–2,250
  16. Operators 2,251–2,400
  17. Operators 2,401–2,550
  18. Operators 2,551–2,700
  19. Operators 2,701–2,850
  20. Operators 2,851–3,000
  21. Operators 3,001–3,150
  22. Operators 3,151–3,300
  23. Operators 3,301–3,450
  24. Operators 3,451–3,600
  25. Operators 3,601–3,750
  26. Operators 3,751–3,900
  27. Operators 3,901–4,050
  28. Operators 4,051–4,200
  29. Operators 4,201–4,350
  30. Operators 4,351–4,500
  31. Operators 4,501–4,650
  32. Operators 4,651–4,800
  33. Operators 4,801–4,950
  34. Operators 4,951–5,100
  35. Operators 5,101–5,250
  36. Operators 5,251–5,400
  37. Operators 5,401–5,550
  38. Operators 5,551–5,700
  39. Operators 5,701–5,850
  40. Operators 5,851–6,000
  41. Operators 6,001–6,150
  42. Operators 6,151–6,300
  43. Operators 6,301–6,450
  44. Operators 6,451–6,600
  45. Operators 6,601–6,658

Towns

Towns with at least five company licences that have an operating centre there.

Largest towns

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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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