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Operator licences in York

304 companies and organisations hold 305 operator licences with an operating centre in York, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators: 304
Company licences: 305
Vehicles authorised: 7,643
Sole trader or partnership: 131 counted only

York at a glance

Licence types: 42 Standard International, 133 Standard National and 130 Restricted.
16 licences (5%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
153 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 47 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 25.1 vehicles on average, against 12.6 across the North East of England traffic area.
The largest operator, Biffa Waste Services Limited, holds 5% of the vehicles authorised in York.

Largest operators in York

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

Biffa Waste Services Limited382 vehicles
East Yorkshire Motor Services Limited300 vehicles
Schenk UK Ltd250 vehicles
Reed Boardall Transport Ltd230 vehicles
East Riding of Yorkshire Council216 vehicles · 2 licences here
Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd205 vehicles
Huws Gray Ltd199 vehicles
Dpdgroup UK Ltd193 vehicles
Booker Ltd184 vehicles
Certas Energy UK Limited166 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in York, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Biffa Waste Services Limited	OB0190605	Standard National	YO26	382	Valid
East Yorkshire Motor Services Limited	PB0000328	Standard International (PSV)	Y04	300	Valid
Schenk UK Ltd	OB0209143	Standard International	YO30	250	Valid
Reed Boardall Transport Ltd	OB0101747	Standard International	YO51	230	Valid
Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd	OB0215319	Restricted	YO42	205	Valid
East Riding of Yorkshire Council	OB0222857	Standard National	YO43	200	Valid
Huws Gray Ltd	OB2003923	Restricted	YO43	199	Valid
Dpdgroup UK Ltd	OB0215502	Standard National	YO26	193	Valid
Booker Ltd	OB0227689	Restricted	YO30	184	Valid
Certas Energy UK Limited	OB1040485	Standard National	YO19	166	Valid
York Pullman Bus Company Ltd	PB1081341	Standard National (PSV)	YO32	155	Valid
Kelda Transport Management Limited	OB2001559	Standard National	YO61	143	Valid
Ny Highways Limited	OB2042953	Standard National	YO51	135	Valid
Barrett Steel Limited	OB1111913	Restricted	YO41	130	Valid
First York Ltd	PB0001747	Standard International (PSV)	YO10	125	Valid
Sig Trading Limited	OB1016071	Restricted	YO30	124	Valid
Acklams Coaches Ltd	PB1075166	Standard International (PSV)	YO42	120	Valid
Slam Transport Limited	OB2042954	Standard International	YO41	110	Valid
Paynes Dairies Limited	OB2030324	Standard National	YO51	108	Valid
Bowring Transport Ltd	OB0211213	Standard International	YO61	100	Valid
M Group (Services) Limited	OB2058949	Standard National	YO30	100	Valid
Copart UK Ltd	OB0214220	Standard National	YO41	95	Valid
John Lewis PLC	OB0205336	Standard National	YO32	92	Valid
Alfred Hymas Ltd	OB0101157	Standard International	YO26	88	Valid
Translift Freight Limited	OB0101190	Standard National	YO19	83	Valid
Sunbelt Rentals Limited	OB0209724	Restricted	YO30	82	Valid
DHL Ecommerce UK Limited	OB0223931	Standard National	YO42	82	Valid
Inpost UK Limited	OB2083707	Standard National	YO30	82	Valid
Yorwaste Ltd	OB0216550	Standard National	YO23	80	Valid
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd	OB1029159	Restricted	YO26	80	Valid
Howden Joinery Ltd	OB1080354	Standard International	YO43	80	Valid
City of York Council	OB0181828	Standard National	YO10	70	Valid
Revis Transport Ltd	OB0196347	Standard National	YO26	70	Valid
Lanes Group Limited	OB1090494	Restricted	YO61	70	Valid
Yorkshire Coastliner Ltd	PB0001873	Standard National (PSV)	YO30	65	Valid
Burton Roofing Merchants Ltd	OB0193809	Restricted	YO26	63	Valid
Brandsby Agricultural Trading Association Ltd	OB0003566	Standard National	YO62	62	Valid
James Burrell Limited	OB0205747	Standard National	YO30	62	Valid
Robinson Contract Services Limited	OB1028197	Standard National	YO43	60	Valid
Ian Mosey Limited	OB0192641	Restricted	YO62	57	Valid
Your Nrg Ltd	OB1117169	Standard National	YO41	57	Valid
Lane Rental Services Ltd	OB0226125	Restricted	YO42	56	Valid
Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Ltd	OB0227556	Restricted	YO26	56	Valid
David Miller Frozen Foods Limited	OB0225231	Restricted	YO19	55	Valid
Eden Farm Ltd	OB0206463	Standard National	YO19	51	Valid
The Haulage (Holdings) Organisation Limited	OB1126844	Standard National	YO19	51	Valid
R T Keedwell Ltd	OB2060880	Standard National	YO23	51	Valid
Gap Group Ltd	OB0221760	Standard National	YO19	50	Valid
Suttle Transport Services Ltd	OB1128672	Standard International	YO26	50	Valid
Harrogate Coach Travel Ltd	PB1003659	Standard National (PSV)	YO26	50	Valid
Dennis Distribution LLP	OB1112745	Standard International	YO43	49	Valid
A. Rhodes (Haulage) Limited	OB0187712	Standard International	YO32	45	Valid
Archbold Logistics Limited	OB0031314	Standard National	YO42	40	Valid
R S Cockerill (York) Ltd	OB0160329	Standard International	YO42	40	Valid
Wfl (UK) Limited	OB0226875	Standard National	YO19	40	Valid
Donald Ward Ltd	OB2057525	Standard National	YO19	40	Valid
Wcf Ltd.	OB0174566	Standard National	YO42	39	Valid
Automobile Association Developments Ltd	OB1124259	Standard National	YO23	38	Valid
Classic Carriers Ltd	OB1102175	Standard National	YO60	36	Valid
Whitkirk Waste Solutions Limited	OB1093989	Standard National	YO61	35	Valid
Celkom Limited	OB2007914	Standard International	YO23	35	Valid
Frontier Agriculture Limited	OB1046815	Standard National	YO43	33	Valid
Northern Gas Networks Operations Ltd	OB1045862	Standard National	YO26	32	Valid
A C Morse Limited	PB1021397	Standard National (PSV)	YO60	32	Valid
NHS Blood and Transplant	OB0205243	Restricted	YO10	31	Valid
Gap Ice Ltd	OB2013907	Standard National	YO26	30	Valid
Alton Cars Limited	OB1098417	Standard National	YO41	28	Valid
Pickfords Move Management Limited	OB1117232	Standard International	YO10	28	Valid
Selco Trade Centres Limited	OB1081803	Restricted	YO10	27	Valid
Nestle UK Ltd	OB0214799	Standard National	YO31	26	Valid
Thorne Poultry Transport Limited	OB1145232	Standard International	YO26	26	Valid
William Thompson (York) Limited	OB0015142	Standard National	YO19	25	Valid
M Brittain (York) Ltd	OB0177854	Standard National	YO1	23	Valid
T & T A Park (Transport) Ltd	OB1053971	Standard National	YO19	23	Valid
Richardson Transport Limited	OB1079598	Standard International	YO42	22	Valid
Muntons PLC	OB0225315	Standard National	YO4	21	Valid
A1 Plant & Haulage (York) Ltd	OB1018537	Standard National	YO41	20	Valid
Arundel Kerr Produce Ltd	OB1037469	Standard International	YO42	20	Valid
Gravel Pit Farm Ad Limited	OB2081859	Standard National	YO41	20	Valid
Dm Motor Services Ltd	PB2059052	Standard International (PSV)	YO26	20	Valid
R & R.C.Bond (Wholesale)limited	OB0195716	Standard National	YO42	19	Valid
Agrovista UK Ltd	OB0230263	Restricted	YO42	18	Valid
Joel A Moseley Transport Limited	OB1087396	Standard National	YO51	18	Valid
Factory Services UK Ltd	OB1050487	Standard National	YO19	17	Valid
Quinns Transport Ltd	OB0214208	Standard International	YO30	16	Valid
Tarmac Trading Limited	OB0226029	Standard National	YO51	16	Valid
Scott Timber Ltd	OB2005674	Restricted	YO42	16	Valid
East Riding of Yorkshire Council	PB0004001	Standard National (PSV)	YO43	16	Valid
Grasbys of Hull Ltd	OB0100342	Standard National	YO43	15	Valid
East Riding Sacks Limited	OB0196708	Restricted	YO4	15	Valid
Agrihaul Ltd	OB0197666	Standard National	YO51	15	Valid
Martins of York Ltd	OB1048599	Standard National	YO19	15	Valid
Changing Waste Ltd	OB2008311	Standard International	YO43	15	Valid
Inglebys Luxury Coaches Ltd	PB0000415	Standard International (PSV)	YO10	15	Valid
Brian Whincup & Sons Limited	OB1021552	Standard International	YO51	14	Valid
Motus Group (UK) Limited	OB1003154	Standard National	YO30	13	Valid
Fenstone Minerals Ltd	OB0218808	Standard National	YO42	12	Valid
Rectory Gas Supplies Limited	OB1038187	Restricted	YO41	12	Valid
Earthmover Tyre Solutions Limited	OB1080500	Standard National	YO43	12	Valid
Cloburn Transport Ltd	OB1127118	Standard International	YO62	12	Valid
Aggregate Recycling (UK) Ltd	OB1134250	Restricted	YO41	12	Valid
M J Petfoods & Proteins Limited	OB2047997	Standard National	YO51	12	Valid
N Jagger Limited	OB2059091	Standard National	YO61	12	Valid
G.H.Brooks & Co.(Harrogate)limited	OB0203835	Restricted	YO61	11	Valid
Oaklands Farms Ltd	OB0178459	Standard International	YO26	10	Valid
Ripon Farm Services Limited	OB0191284	Standard National	YO43	10	Valid
Environment Agency	OB0202277	Standard National	YO19	10	Valid
Genta Environmental Limited	OB0229907	Restricted	YO26	10	Valid
Masstock Arable (UK) Limited	OB1004326	Standard National	YO42	10	Valid
Crossroads Truck & Bus Limited	OB1033082	Standard National	YO51	10	Valid
Innergy Lpg Limited	OB1062692	Standard National	YO32	10	Valid
Daw Logistics Ltd	OB1077982	Standard National	YO41	10	Valid
Noxdown Limited	OB1140485	Restricted	YO42	10	Valid
Grayhawk Plant Ltd	OB1147711	Standard International	YO42	10	Valid
Chemplus Ltd	OB2017074	Restricted	YO42	10	Valid
Rolawn Limited	OB2050984	Standard National	YO42	10	Valid
Coast to Coast Recycling Limited	OB2062830	Standard National	YO61	10	Valid
Tom James Transport Ltd	OB2070176	Standard National	YO23	10	Valid
Hats Group Ltd	PB2062805	Standard National (PSV)	YO61	10	Valid
Hawk Furniture Limited	OB0214636	Restricted	YO43	9	Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 305 company licences in York authorise 5 vehicles or fewer, and 50% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, York

1 vehicle:45 licences
2 vehicles:42 licences
3–5 vehicles:66 licences
6–10 vehicles:48 licences
11–25 vehicles:33 licences
26–50 vehicles:24 licences
51–100 vehicles:28 licences
100+ vehicles:19 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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