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Operator licences in Lancaster (North West)

63 companies and organisations hold 63 operator licences with an operating centre in Lancaster (North West of England traffic area), according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

Lancaster also has licences issued in North East (6).

Operators: 63
Company licences: 63
Vehicles authorised: 1,699
Sole trader or partnership: 11 counted only

Lancaster at a glance

Licence types: 8 Standard International, 33 Standard National and 22 Restricted.
2 licences (3%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
33 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 10 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 27 vehicles on average, against 11.9 across the North West of England traffic area.
The largest operator, Dx Network Services Limited, holds 10% of the vehicles authorised in Lancaster.

Largest operators in Lancaster

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

Dx Network Services Limited176 vehicles
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd160 vehicles
Lancashire County Council160 vehicles
Elis UK Limited131 vehicles
Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd120 vehicles
S.J.Bargh Limited112 vehicles
Fox Brothers (Lancashire) Ltd106 vehicles
Travis Perkins PLC96 vehicles
Graylaw International Freight Group Ltd87 vehicles
Carrs Billington Agriculture (Operations) Ltd54 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in Lancaster (North West), by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Dx Network Services Limited	OC1133720	Standard National	LA2	176	Valid
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd	OC0271985	Standard National	LA1	160	Valid
Lancashire County Council	OC0285906	Restricted	LA1	160	Valid
Elis UK Limited	OC2017218	Restricted	LA1	131	Valid
Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd	OC0290185	Standard National	LA1	120	Valid
S.J.Bargh Limited	OC0029827	Standard National	LA2	112	Valid
Fox Brothers (Lancashire) Ltd	OC1116103	Standard National	LA2	106	Valid
Travis Perkins PLC	OC1124500	Restricted	LA1	96	Valid
Graylaw International Freight Group Ltd	OC0261919	Standard National	LA1	87	Valid
Carrs Billington Agriculture (Operations) Ltd	OC0292175	Standard National	LA1	54	Valid
Monks Contractors Ltd	OC1053583	Standard National	LA1	50	Valid
Holcim UK Limited	OC0295595	Standard National	LA1	49	Valid
B.P. McKeefry Limited	OC1134559	Standard International	LA1	44	Valid
M Woodhouse Transport (Lancaster) Ltd	OC0222493	Standard National	LA1	42	Valid
The Haulage (Holdings) Organisation Limited	OC1126843	Standard National	LA2	38	Valid
Carrs Billington Agriculture (Sales) Ltd	OC0272806	Standard National	LA1	31	Valid
G & J Shuttleworth Ltd	OC1112465	Standard International	LA2	30	Valid
Dundas Transport Ltd	OC2046385	Standard National	LA2	15	Valid
White & Co PLC	OC0254901	Standard International	LA1	12	Valid
Grant Parker Ltd	OC1062347	Standard National	LA2	12	Valid
M J Slater Haulage Ltd	OC1098105	Standard International	LA2	12	Valid
Loud Vale Haulage Ltd	OC0219992	Standard National	LA2	10	Valid
Mp Haulage Ltd	OC1065721	Standard National	LA1	10	Valid
Quay Concrete Ltd	OC1097923	Standard National	LA1	10	Valid
Evans Marquee Hire Limited	OC1109865	Restricted	LA1	10	Valid
R G Bassett & Sons Ltd	OC2063622	Standard National	LA1	10	Valid
Hen House (Wholesale) Ltd	OC0279833	Restricted	LA2	9	Valid
Drinkwater's Mushrooms Ltd	OC0249235	Restricted	LA2	6	Valid
Flexible Medical Packaging Ltd	OC0290755	Standard National	LA1	6	Valid
Robinson Car and Commercial Limited	OC2061541	Standard National	LA2	6	Valid
R E Buildings Ltd	OC0282989	Standard National	LA2	5	Valid
Camden Group Limited	OC2028489	Standard National	LA1	5	Valid
D & S Brown Ltd	OC2039519	Restricted	LA2	5	Valid
Mammoth Scaffolding Ltd	OC2043120	Restricted	LA2	5	Valid
High Bee Ltd	PC2033356	Standard National (PSV)	LA2	5	Valid
S J Commercials Services Ltd	OC1025888	Standard National	LA1	4	Valid
Lancit Haulage Ltd	OC1094032	Standard National	LA1	4	Valid
Logs Direct Ltd	OC1148900	Restricted	LA2	4	Valid
J.L. Lancaster Transport Limited	OC1067288	Standard National	LA1	3	Valid
Lancashire Crushers Limited	OC1106739	Standard National	LA2	3	Valid
C & M Motors (Lancaster) Ltd	OC1107591	Restricted	LA2	3	Valid
S & J Lancaster Services Ltd	OC1125028	Restricted	LA2	3	Valid
Paul Hetherington (Groundworks) Limited	OC2009618	Standard National	LA2	3	Valid
Northern Rib Hire Limited	OC2019598	Standard International	LA1	3	Valid
Hardhead Haulage Ltd	OC2050667	Standard National	LA2	3	Valid
S & W Fabrications Ltd	OC1042454	Restricted	LA2	2	Valid
Lancaster Brewery Company Limited	OC1106349	Restricted	LA1	2	Valid
Halal Services Company Limited	OC1120676	Restricted	LA1	2	Curtailed
Lune Fabrications Ltd	OC2032145	Restricted	LA1	2	Valid
Baldwin Building Services Limited	OC2039364	Restricted	LA1	2	Valid
Jonathan International Ltd	OC2052784	Standard National	LA1	2	Valid
T P Niven Limited	OC2076862	Standard International	LA1	2	Valid
Drt Haulage Limited	OC2087399	Standard International	LA2	2	Valid
Fghsecurity Ltd	PC2056632	Standard International (PSV)	LA1	2	Valid
Honeycomb Co Ltd	OC0257979	Restricted	LA2	1	Valid
Peter Forster Haulage Ltd	OC1022648	Standard National	LA2	1	Valid
Beech Forklifts Ltd	OC1108351	Standard National	LA2	1	Valid
Mark Armer Ltd	OC1112239	Restricted	LA2	1	Valid
R F Towers Ltd	OC2007788	Restricted	LA2	1	Valid
A & A Garden Care Ltd	OC2039791	Restricted	LA2	1	Valid
Gm Groundworks Nw Limited	OC2072374	Restricted	LA2	1	Valid
G&D Plant Services Limited	OC2077506	Restricted	LA2	1	Valid
Hampsey Limited	OC2080241	Standard National	LA2	1	Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 63 company licences in Lancaster authorise 5 vehicles or fewer, and 52% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Lancaster

1 vehicle:9 licences
2 vehicles:9 licences
3–5 vehicles:15 licences
6–10 vehicles:9 licences
11–25 vehicles:4 licences
26–50 vehicles:7 licences
51–100 vehicles:3 licences
100+ vehicles:7 licences

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DVSA file 7 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 September 2026, read 30 September 2026. DVSA publishes the file weekly at best; this is the newest file we hold. How we read it

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