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Operator licences in South Shields

30 companies and organisations hold 30 operator licences with an operating centre in South Shields, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators: 30
Company licences: 30
Vehicles authorised: 1,573
Sole trader or partnership: 8 counted only

South Shields at a glance

Licence types: 7 Standard International, 13 Standard National and 10 Restricted.
2 licences (7%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
13 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 7 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 52.4 vehicles on average, against 12.6 across the North East of England traffic area.
The largest operator, Busways Travel Services Ltd, holds 36% of the vehicles authorised in South Shields.

Largest operators in South Shields

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

Busways Travel Services Ltd560 vehicles
Walon Ltd300 vehicles
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd240 vehicles
Emr Group Limited82 vehicles
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council66 vehicles
Logisteed UK Limited58 vehicles
J T Dove Ltd52 vehicles
Tyne Logistics Company Limited50 vehicles
Glendale Transport (UK) Ltd35 vehicles
Brit European Transport Ltd29 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in South Shields, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Busways Travel Services Ltd	PB0002404	Standard International (PSV)	NE33	560	Valid
Walon Ltd	OB0213468	Standard International	NE34	300	Valid
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd	OB0213546	Standard National	NE34	240	Valid
Emr Group Limited	OB0225305	Standard National	NE34	82	Valid
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council	OB0205413	Standard National	NE34	66	Valid
Logisteed UK Limited	OB0210068	Standard National	NE34	58	Valid
J T Dove Ltd	OB0205387	Restricted	NE34	52	Valid
Tyne Logistics Company Limited	OB0215645	Standard National	NE34	50	Valid
Glendale Transport (UK) Ltd	OB1009596	Standard National	NE34	35	Valid
Brit European Transport Ltd	OB1075411	Standard International	NE34	29	Valid
Grainco Ltd	OB0230912	Standard National	NE34	17	Valid
Phoenix Steel Ltd	OB0227133	Restricted	NE34	12	Valid
Tip Trailer Services UK Limited	OB1137156	Standard National	NE34	11	Valid
B J Waters (Transport) Ltd	OB2016022	Standard International	NE34	7	Valid
R Lamb (Jarrow) Ltd	OB0205364	Standard National	NE33	6	Valid
Lamb International Ltd	OB0213558	Standard International	NE33	6	Valid
M I Dickson Ltd	OB0225266	Restricted	NE34	6	Valid
Ccw (Ne) Limited	OB2003973	Standard National	NE34	5	Valid
South Tyne Building Supplies Limited	OB1016107	Restricted	NE33	4	Valid
Brickwork Direct Limited	OB2015648	Restricted	NE34	4	Valid
Ccl (Northeast) Ltd	PB2026482	Standard International (PSV)	NE33	4	Valid
Response Scaffolding Limited	OB2037637	Restricted	NE33	3	Curtailed
Hgvtruck-Tech Ltd	OB2074297	Standard National	NE34	3	Valid
Durham Sheet Metal Works Ltd	OB1008368	Restricted	NE33	2	Valid
Tgs Industrial Supplies Limited	OB1116934	Restricted	NE33	2	Valid
Barramix Ltd	OB1124313	Standard National	NE34	2	Valid
Grahame Hedley Haulage Limited	OB1138197	Standard National	NE34	2	Valid
Turton's Removals and Storage Ltd	OB2068004	Standard International	NE34	2	Valid
Abbey Construction Services Limited	OB2070296	Restricted	NE34	2	Valid
Ashley Timber Ltd	OB1017770	Restricted	NE33	1	Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 30 company licences in South Shields authorise 6 vehicles or fewer, and 43% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, South Shields

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