Traffic area
North East of England
10,324 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. Licences issued here have B as the second letter of the licence number, for example OB1234567.
- Licences
- 10,324
- Operators
- 10,309
- Vehicles authorised
- 106,484
- Trailers authorised
- 77,135
Largest operators
Companies and organisations by vehicles authorised on their licences in this area.
| Operator | Licences | Vehicles | Trailers |
|---|---|---|---|
| DHL Supply Chain Limited00528867 | 1 | 2,845 | |
| Wincanton Holdings Limited02155951 | 1 | 1,176 | |
| First West Yorkshire Ltd01990370 | 1 | 0 | |
| Xpo Transport Solutions UK Limited06634081 | 1 | 1,533 | |
| Royal Mail Group Ltd04138203 | 1 | 425 | |
| First South Yorkshire Limited02332529 | 1 | 0 | |
| Go North East Limited02057284 | 2 | 0 | |
| Stark Building Materials UK Limited01647362 | 1 | 57 | |
| Eddie Stobart Limited00995045 | 1 | 910 | |
| Busways Travel Services Ltd02295227 | 1 | 0 | |
| Evri Limited03900782 | 1 | 945 | |
| Gxo Logistics UK LimitedSC037270 | 1 | 1,526 |
2,465 licences (24%) in this area belong to sole traders or partnerships. We count them but do not list them.
Licence mix
- Restricted goods4,428 43%
- Standard National goods3,727 36%
- Standard International goods1,438 14%
- Standard National PSV328 3%
- Standard International PSV217 2%
- Restricted PSV186 2%
117 curtailed, 3 suspended; all others valid.
Fleet sizes
Half of the 10,324 licences in North East of England authorise 3 vehicles or fewer, and 68% authorise five or fewer.
- 1 vehicle:2,109 licences
- 2 vehicles:2,144 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:2,736 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:1,567 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:1,018 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:436 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:195 licences
- 100+ vehicles:119 licences
Recent changes
Our record for North East of England starts with the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. Changes appear here from the next weekly file.
All operators in North East of England
All 7,844 companies and organisations with a licence in North East of England, numbered, largest fleets first (the 1,490 most-searched profiles lead the list).
- Operators 1–150
- Operators 151–300
- Operators 301–450
- Operators 451–600
- Operators 601–750
- Operators 751–900
- Operators 901–1,050
- Operators 1,051–1,200
- Operators 1,201–1,350
- Operators 1,351–1,500
- Operators 1,501–1,650
- Operators 1,651–1,800
- Operators 1,801–1,950
- Operators 1,951–2,100
- Operators 2,101–2,250
- Operators 2,251–2,400
- Operators 2,401–2,550
- Operators 2,551–2,700
- Operators 2,701–2,850
- Operators 2,851–3,000
- Operators 3,001–3,150
- Operators 3,151–3,300
- Operators 3,301–3,450
- Operators 3,451–3,600
- Operators 3,601–3,750
- Operators 3,751–3,900
- Operators 3,901–4,050
- Operators 4,051–4,200
- Operators 4,201–4,350
- Operators 4,351–4,500
- Operators 4,501–4,650
- Operators 4,651–4,800
- Operators 4,801–4,950
- Operators 4,951–5,100
- Operators 5,101–5,250
- Operators 5,251–5,400
- Operators 5,401–5,550
- Operators 5,551–5,700
- Operators 5,701–5,850
- Operators 5,851–6,000
- Operators 6,001–6,150
- Operators 6,151–6,300
- Operators 6,301–6,450
- Operators 6,451–6,600
- Operators 6,601–6,750
- Operators 6,751–6,900
- Operators 6,901–7,050
- Operators 7,051–7,200
- Operators 7,201–7,350
- Operators 7,351–7,500
- Operators 7,501–7,650
- Operators 7,651–7,800
- Operators 7,801–7,844
Towns
Towns with at least five company licences that have an operating centre there.
Largest towns
- Leeds 719
- Sheffield 537
- Doncaster 536
- Nottingham 512
- Hull 402
- Bradford 362
- Rotherham 341
- York 305
- Barnsley 270
- Middlesbrough 211
- Newcastle upon Tyne 211
- Grimsby 201
- Alnwick32
- Ashington19
- Barnard Castle22
- Barnsley270
- Barrow-upon-Humber10
- Barton-upon-Humber13
- Batley89
- Bedale15
- Bedlington34
- Belford5
- Berwick-upon-Tweed26
- Beverley44
- Billingham66
- Bingley13
- Birtley15
- Bishop5
- Bishop Auckland76
- Blaydon-on-Tyne42
- Blyth29
- Boldon Colliery5
- Bowburn14
- Bradford362
- Bridlington32
- Brigg50
- Brighouse37
- Brough39
- Carnforth7
- Castleford132
- Chester le Street89
- Cleckheaton31
- Colwick5
- Consett22
- Cottingham12
- Cramlington52
- Crook17
- Darlington110
- Dewsbury111
- Doncaster536
- Driffield103
- Durham135
- Elland42
- Featherstone5
- Ferryhill29
- Gainsborough36
- Gateshead165
- Goole149
- Grimsby201
- Guisborough6
- Halifax116
- Haltwhistle14
- Harrogate52
- Hartlepool68
- Harworth21
- Hawes6
- Hebburn18
- Hebden Bridge14
- Heckmondwike13
- Hessle9
- Hexham51
- Holmfirth38
- Houghton le Spring34
- Huddersfield182
- Hull402
- Huthwaite7
- Ilkley11
- Immingham121
- Jarrow24
- Keighley92
- Kirkby-in-Ashfield6
- Knaresborough23
- Knottingley49
- Lancaster6
- Leeds719
- Leyburn22
- Liversedge17
- Loughborough11
- Malton53
- Mansfield86
- Melton8
- Mexborough35
- Middlesborough10
- Middlesbrough211
- Mirfield25
- Morley7
- Morpeth36
- Newark161
- Newcastle upon Tyne211
- Newton14
- Newton Aycliffe51
- Normanton59
- North Ferriby19
- North Killingholme19
- North Shields34
- Northallerton60
- Nottingham512
- Ossett68
- Otley18
- Peterlee45
- Pickering15
- Pocklington5
- Pontefract113
- Prudhoe10
- Pudsey24
- Redcar22
- Retford73
- Richmond48
- Ripon54
- Rotherham341
- Saltburn-by-the-Sea10
- Scarborough63
- Scunthorpe194
- Seaham22
- Selby83
- Settle15
- Sheffield537
- Shildon16
- Shipley23
- Skipton42
- South Shields30
- Southwell9
- Sowerby Bridge19
- Spennymoor24
- Stallingborough24
- Stanley30
- Stockton-on-Tees150
- Sunderland81
- Sutton-in-Ashfield80
- Tadcaster11
- Thirsk58
- Todmorden14
- Wakefield164
- Wallsend27
- Washington84
- West Sleekburn5
- Wetherby32
- Whitby29
- Wooler9
- Worksop63
- York305
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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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