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Operator licences in Chester (North West)

90 companies and organisations hold 90 operator licences with an operating centre in Chester (North West of England traffic area), according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Chester also has licences issued in Wales (33).

Operators: 90
Company licences: 90
Vehicles authorised: 3,977
Sole trader or partnership: 16 counted only

Chester at a glance

Licence types: 14 Standard International, 35 Standard National and 41 Restricted.
7 licences (8%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
44 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 17 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 44.2 vehicles on average, against 11.9 across the North West of England traffic area.
The largest operator, Royal Mail Group Ltd, holds 21% of the vehicles authorised in Chester.

Largest operators in Chester

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

Royal Mail Group Ltd828 vehicles
Ribble Motor Services Ltd478 vehicles
Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd323 vehicles
Huws Gray Ltd295 vehicles
Booker Ltd222 vehicles
United Utilities Water Limited220 vehicles
Air Products PLC123 vehicles
S.J.Bargh Limited112 vehicles
Johnsons Textile Services Limited85 vehicles
Inpost UK Limited83 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in Chester (North West), by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Royal Mail Group Ltd	OC0295926	Standard National	CH1	828	Valid
Ribble Motor Services Ltd	PC1033334	Standard National (PSV)	CH3	478	Valid
Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd	OC0280384	Restricted	CH1	323	Valid
Huws Gray Ltd	OC1048277	Restricted	CH2	295	Valid
Booker Ltd	OC0295761	Restricted	CH1	222	Valid
United Utilities Water Limited	OC0234215	Standard National	CH3	220	Valid
Air Products PLC	OC0223291	Restricted	CH2	123	Valid
S.J.Bargh Limited	OC0029827	Standard National	CH4	112	Valid
Johnsons Textile Services Limited	OC0294772	Restricted	CH1	85	Valid
Inpost UK Limited	OC2083714	Standard National	CH2	83	Valid
Cheshire West and Chester Council	OC1085476	Standard National	CH3	82	Valid
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd	OC1029170	Restricted	CH2	75	Valid
W H Malcolm Ltd	OC0230561	Standard International	CH2	71	Valid
Creamline Dairies Ltd	OC0290422	Restricted	CH1	68	Valid
John Beaty Transport Ltd	OC1006946	Standard International	CH3	57	Valid
Ash Group (UK) Ltd	OC1148261	Standard National	CH1	56	Valid
Beesley & Fildes Ltd	OC0287870	Restricted	CH2	51	Valid
Holcim UK Limited	OC0295595	Standard National	CH2	49	Valid
DHL International (UK) Ltd	OC1113093	Standard International	CH1	47	Valid
Sapphire Utility Solutions Ltd	OC1137186	Standard National	CH2	47	Valid
Sellafield Limited	OC0226800	Standard International	CH1	45	Valid
Colas Limited	OC0279763	Standard National	CH3	45	Valid
Wolseley UK Limited	OC0285917	Standard National	CH4	42	Valid
Post Office Limited	OC0295924	Standard National	CH1	35	Valid
Roy Trevor Ltd	OC0049961	Standard International	CH1	31	Valid
Edwin C Farrall (Transport) Ltd	OC0229595	Standard International	CH3	27	Valid
Encirc Limited	OC1056051	Restricted	CH2	27	Valid
Nicol Hughes Foodservice Ltd	OC1115404	Restricted	CH1	25	Valid
Arla Foods Limited	OC2068872	Standard National	CH4	25	Valid
Lakeside Coaches Limited	PC2032303	Standard International (PSV)	CH3	25	Valid
Harlech Foodservice Ltd	OC2008955	Restricted	CH1	20	Valid
Weddel Swift Distribution Ltd	OC0259694	Restricted	CH1	16	Valid
Hough Green Garage Ltd	OC1018960	Standard National	CH1	15	Valid
Cheshire Waste Skip Hire Ltd	OC1045003	Standard National	CH1	15	Valid
Buckhurst Plant Hire Ltd	OC0296510	Standard International	CH1	13	Valid
Mac Transport Services Ltd	OC2045864	Standard National	CH3	12	Valid
Busybus Ltd	PC1038178	Standard National (PSV)	CH2	12	Valid
Stokers Ltd	OC0280060	Restricted	CH1	10	Valid
Tg Builders Merchants Ltd	OC1089437	Standard National	CH3	10	Valid
Trade Effluent Services Ltd	OC0288295	Standard National	CH2	9	Valid
Md Aggregate Supplies Ltd	OC2002156	Standard National	CH3	8	Valid
Lunar Pallets Express Limited	OC2078565	Standard National	CH3	8	Valid
Wirral Heating Oil Ltd	OC0244781	Standard National	CH1	7	Valid
Newsome Tankers Limited	OC2009633	Standard International	CH3	7	Valid
Dgs Horse Transport Ltd	OC1109256	Standard International	CH3	6	Valid
Land Energy Girvan Limited	OC2056953	Restricted	CH3	6	Valid
Evans Bellhouse Limited	OC1005221	Restricted	CH1	5	Valid
Hoole Bridge Building Supplies Ltd	OC1116190	Restricted	CH2	5	Valid
W R Thomas & Co Limited	OC2003381	Standard National	CH1	5	Valid
Cheshire Transport Services Ltd	OC2080686	Standard National	CH2	5	Valid
Tudor Griffiths Ltd	OC1089436	Standard National	CH3	4	Valid
Chester Race Company Limited	OC1093115	Restricted	CH1	4	Valid
Blackrock Industries Ltd	OC2047892	Standard National	CH3	4	Valid
Grosvenor Credit Management & Investigations Ltd	OC2067877	Standard National	CH2	4	Valid
Wirral Fuels & Lubricants Ltd	OC0286137	Standard National	CH1	3	Valid
City Furniture Hire Ltd	OC1067814	Restricted	CH1	3	Valid
Miller Transport (Chester) Ltd	OC1101632	Standard National	CH3	3	Valid
Costco Wholesale UK Ltd	OC1102797	Restricted	CH1	3	Valid
Simon Nixon Haulage Ltd	OC1148346	Standard International	CH3	3	Valid
Staunton Rook Limited	OC2052667	Restricted	CH1	3	Valid
Al Flo Chester Limited	OC2074582	Restricted	CH4	3	Valid
M C A Enterprises (UK) Ltd	PC1131890	Standard International (PSV)	CH1	3	Valid
Bensons Travel Limited	PC1135495	Standard International (PSV)	CH3	3	Valid
A1 Scaff Ltd	OC0296691	Restricted	CH4	2	Valid
Mike Harley Ltd	OC1044653	Restricted	CH2	2	Valid
M Rogers Transport Limited	OC1066071	Standard National	CH3	2	Valid
North Western Plants Ltd	OC1091648	Restricted	CH3	2	Valid
Halliwell Jones (Chester) Ltd	OC2007553	Standard National	CH1	2	Valid
H Ll Davies Limited	OC2044937	Restricted	CH1	2	Valid
Walkers Nurseries Chester Ltd	OC2047171	Restricted	CH3	2	Valid
Blue Wigwam Limited	OC2068198	Restricted	CH2	2	Valid
Gladiator Access Ltd	OC2076542	Restricted	CH3	2	Valid
B & S Group Limited	OC2078386	Standard International	CH1	2	Valid
McCp Solutions Ltd	OC2085157	Restricted	CH3	2	Valid
The Trustees of the 4TH Duke of Westminster 1964 Settlement	OC2086345	Restricted	CH3	2	Valid
Luteaim Ltd	PC0004962	Restricted (PSV)	CH1	2	Valid
Firs Education Limited	PC1146683	Restricted (PSV)	CH2	2	Valid
Ringwood Fencing Ltd	OC1008357	Restricted	CH3	1	Valid
3C Northwest Ltd	OC2017355	Restricted	CH2	1	Valid
Hardwoods Group Limited	OC2026739	Restricted	CH2	1	Valid
Peters K Limited	OC2039403	Restricted	CH3	1	Valid
Blackham Reclamation LLP	OC2054007	Restricted	CH3	1	Valid
Brian Killey Haulage Limited	OC2056688	Standard National	CH1	1	Valid
Edwards Elite Engineering Limited	OC2072573	Restricted	CH1	1	Valid
Capper-Moore Transport Ltd	OC2078637	Standard National	CH3	1	Valid
Eastgate Vehicle Sales Ltd	OC2081564	Standard National	CH3	1	Valid
Joe.W Haulage Ltd	OC2084584	Standard National	CH3	1	Valid
C J Siddall Tractor Hire Ltd	OC2085857	Restricted	CH2	1	Valid
R Gardiner Ltd	OC2087464	Restricted	CH4	1	Valid
Jones T Limited	OC2090531	Restricted	CH3	1	Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 90 company licences in Chester authorise 6 vehicles or fewer, and 49% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Chester

1 vehicle:13 licences
2 vehicles:14 licences
3–5 vehicles:17 licences
6–10 vehicles:9 licences
11–25 vehicles:10 licences
26–50 vehicles:10 licences
51–100 vehicles:9 licences
100+ vehicles:8 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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