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North West of England

9,396 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. Licences issued here have C as the second letter of the licence number, for example OC1234567.

Licences
9,396
Operators
9,384
Vehicles authorised
94,671
Trailers authorised
65,840
Filter operators in North West 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 North West of England by vehicles authorised
OperatorLicencesVehiclesTrailers
SIGxo Logistics UK LimitedSC03727011,3071,547
SIWincanton Holdings Limited0215595111,2971,935
SNArriva Merseyside Limited0199087119750
SIDHL Supply Chain Limited005288671849905
SNRoyal Mail Group Ltd041382031828491
SIGreater Manchester Buses South Ltd0281865416700
SIEddie Stobart Limited0099504515051,192
SIStagecoach (North West) Limited0012366515000
SNMetroline Manchester Limited1563906315000
SIXpo Transport Solutions UK Limited066340811478742
SNRibble Motor Services Ltd0399067714780
SNGo North West Limited0820587114500

1,899 licences (20%) in this area belong to sole traders or partnerships. We count them but do not list them.

Licence mix

Licences by type, North West of England
  • Restricted goods4,356 46%
  • Standard National goods3,096 33%
  • Standard International goods1,142 12%
  • Standard National PSV350 4%
  • Restricted PSV227 2%
  • Standard International PSV225 2%

111 curtailed; all others valid.

Fleet sizes

Half of the 9,396 licences in North West of England authorise 3 vehicles or fewer, and 67% authorise five or fewer.

Licences by vehicles authorised, North West of England
  1. 1 vehicle:2,008 licences
  2. 2 vehicles:1,967 licences
  3. 3–5 vehicles:2,322 licences
  4. 6–10 vehicles:1,472 licences
  5. 11–25 vehicles:1,000 licences
  6. 26–50 vehicles:344 licences
  7. 51–100 vehicles:164 licences
  8. 100+ vehicles:119 licences

Recent changes

Our record for North West of England starts with the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. Changes appear here from the next weekly file.

All operators in North West of England

All 7,485 companies and organisations with a licence in North West of England, numbered, largest fleets first (the 1,417 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 6,601–6,750
  46. Operators 6,751–6,900
  47. Operators 6,901–7,050
  48. Operators 7,051–7,200
  49. Operators 7,201–7,350
  50. Operators 7,351–7,485

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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