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Operator licences in Lewes

48 companies and organisations hold 49 operator licences with an operating centre in Lewes, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators: 48
Company licences: 49
Vehicles authorised: 2,212
Sole trader or partnership: 14 counted only

Lewes at a glance

Licence types: 7 Standard International, 15 Standard National and 27 Restricted.
5 licences (10%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
20 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 10 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 45.1 vehicles on average, against 12.5 across the London and the South East of England traffic area.
The largest operator, Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company Limited, holds 26% of the vehicles authorised in Lewes.

Largest operators in Lewes

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

Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company Limited567 vehicles
Day Group Limited238 vehicles
Travis Perkins PLC212 vehicles
Sig Trading Limited185 vehicles
UK Power Networks Services (South East) Limited126 vehicles
Stanmore Quality Services Limited125 vehicles
Compass Travel (Sussex) Ltd95 vehicles
Balfour Beatty Group Limited80 vehicles
Lawsons (Whetstone) Ltd77 vehicles
David Cover & Son Ltd66 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in Lewes, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company Limited	PK0001213	Standard National (PSV)	BN8	567	Valid
Day Group Limited	OK0204279	Standard National	BN8	238	Valid
Travis Perkins PLC	OK1087428	Restricted	BN7	212	Valid
Sig Trading Limited	OK1016606	Restricted	BN7	185	Valid
UK Power Networks Services (South East) Limited	OK0066301	Restricted	BN8	126	Valid
Stanmore Quality Services Limited	OK0230283	Standard National	BN8	125	Valid
Compass Travel (Sussex) Ltd	PK0003556	Standard National (PSV)	BN8	95	Valid
Balfour Beatty Group Limited	OK0166336	Standard National	BN8	80	Valid
Lawsons (Whetstone) Ltd	OK0221687	Standard National	BN8	77	Valid
David Cover & Son Ltd	OK0019500	Restricted	BN8	66	Valid
Dudman Haulage Ltd	OK1121220	Standard National	BN8	50	Valid
Chandlers Building Supplies Limited	OK0221159	Restricted	BN8	48	Valid
Gap Group Ltd	OK1024929	Standard National	BN7	35	Valid
Cappagh Browne Utilities Limited	OK1137088	Restricted	BN7	29	Valid
M D J Light Bros (Scrap Processors) Ltd	OK0186613	Standard National	BN8	28	Valid
R D H Coaches Ltd	PK1128430	Standard International (PSV)	BN7	28	Valid
Regency Coaches Ltd	PK1083024	Standard International (PSV)	BN8	25	Valid
Pricewatch Limited	OK1110673	Restricted	BN8	21	Valid
Sussex Turnery & Moulding Company Limited	OK0174374	Restricted	BN8	20	Valid
South East Water Limited	OK1034353	Restricted	BN8	20	Valid
Robins of Herstmonceux Ltd	OK2030660	Standard National	BN8	20	Valid
Harvey & Son (Lewes) Ltd	OK0011440	Restricted	BN7	12	Valid
Kent Foods Ltd	OK2025106	Standard National	BN8	10	Valid
Triplex Industrial Contractors Ltd	OK2062848	Restricted	BN8	10	Valid
Pro Cam Cp Ltd	OK1082603	Restricted	BN8	8	Valid
Pod-Trak Limited	OK1099098	Standard National	BN8	8	Valid
Brighton Horizon Coaches Ltd	PK2017447	Standard International (PSV)	BN8	7	Valid
T W Plummer & Son Ltd	OK0029037	Standard International	BN8	6	Valid
Colas Limited	OK0218716	Standard National	BN8	6	Valid
F N R Plant Hire Ltd	OK1097952	Standard National	BN8	5	Valid
Staverton Nursery Limited	OK1130143	Restricted	BN8	5	Valid
Lewes Scaffolding Ltd	OK1083922	Restricted	BN8	4	Valid
Electrical Testing Ltd	OK2013045	Restricted	BN8	4	Valid
E H Treecare Limited	OK1136385	Standard International	BN7	3	Valid
Barcombe Landscapes Limited	OK2077363	Restricted	BN8	3	Valid
Ajd Scaffolding Solutions Ltd	OK2082501	Restricted	BN8	3	Valid
South East Powerline Services Limited	OK2083315	Restricted	BN8	3	Valid
G & H Contractors Ltd	OK1014827	Restricted	BN8	2	Valid
J Billings Groundwork Ltd	OK1129517	Restricted	BN8	2	Valid
John Tattam Ltd	OK1140845	Restricted	BN8	2	Valid
Ashdown Moving Group LLP	OK1141714	Standard International	BN8	2	Valid
Clada Scaffolding Limited	OK2057875	Restricted	BN8	2	Valid
Ls Vehicle Recycling Limited	OK2068357	Restricted	BN8	2	Valid
Regency Coaches Ltd	OK2077993	Standard National	BN8	2	Valid
Event Logistics Solutions Limited	OK2086796	Standard International	BN8	2	Valid
Hall S P Limited	OK2008962	Restricted	BN8	1	Valid
Ltt Vending Ltd	OK2039878	Restricted	BN7	1	Valid
Agilitee Limited	OK2053124	Restricted	BN8	1	Valid
B.M. Hepburn Limited	OK2060806	Restricted	BN8	1	Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 49 company licences in Lewes authorise 8 vehicles or fewer, and 41% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Lewes

1 vehicle:4 licences
2 vehicles:8 licences
3–5 vehicles:8 licences
6–10 vehicles:7 licences
11–25 vehicles:6 licences
26–50 vehicles:6 licences
51–100 vehicles:4 licences
100+ vehicles:6 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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