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Operator licences in Liverpool

501 companies and organisations hold 502 operator licences with an operating centre in Liverpool, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators: 501
Company licences: 502
Vehicles authorised: 13,399
Sole trader or partnership: 61 counted only

Liverpool at a glance

Licence types: 73 Standard International, 181 Standard National and 248 Restricted.
34 licences (7%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
255 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 54 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 26.7 vehicles on average, against 11.9 across the North West of England traffic area.
The largest operator, DHL Supply Chain Limited, holds 6% of the vehicles authorised in Liverpool.

Largest operators in Liverpool

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

DHL Supply Chain Limited836 vehicles
Arriva Merseyside Limited775 vehicles
Ribble Motor Services Ltd478 vehicles
Maritime Transport Limited430 vehicles
Veolia Es (UK) Limited414 vehicles
Dpdgroup UK Ltd369 vehicles
Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd323 vehicles
Huws Gray Ltd295 vehicles
Biffa Waste Services Limited293 vehicles
Bfs Group Limited238 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in Liverpool, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
DHL Supply Chain Limited	OC0000001	Standard International	L24	836	Valid
Arriva Merseyside Limited	PC0001141	Standard National (PSV)	L24	775	Valid
Ribble Motor Services Ltd	PC1033334	Standard National (PSV)	L11	478	Valid
Maritime Transport Limited	OC0290679	Standard National	L20	430	Valid
Veolia Es (UK) Limited	OC0278411	Standard National	L10	414	Valid
Dpdgroup UK Ltd	OC0280685	Standard National	L11	369	Valid
Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd	OC0280384	Restricted	L23	323	Valid
Huws Gray Ltd	OC1048277	Restricted	L9	295	Valid
Biffa Waste Services Limited	OC0259928	Standard National	L24	293	Valid
Bfs Group Limited	OC2073493	Standard National	L24	238	Valid
Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited	OC0290198	Standard National	L24	225	Valid
Booker Ltd	OC0295761	Restricted	L13	222	Valid
United Utilities Water Limited	OC0234215	Standard National	L3	220	Valid
Woodside Logistics Group Limited	OC2087621	Standard International	L20	210	Valid
Liverpool City Council	OC0006493	Standard National	L13	200	Valid
B & M Retail Limited	OC0249170	Standard National	L24	200	Valid
T J Morris Ltd	OC0250082	Standard National	L11	200	Valid
W H Bowker Ltd	OC0099160	Standard International	L33	196	Valid
Dx Network Services Limited	OC1133720	Standard National	L24	176	Valid
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd	OC0271985	Standard National	L33	160	Valid
Turners (Soham) Ltd	OC0271947	Standard International	L20	152	Valid
Cemex UK Cement Limited	OC1039606	Standard National	L5	139	Valid
Walon Ltd	OC0272141	Standard International	L36	130	Valid
Sig Trading Limited	OC1016539	Restricted	L9	126	Valid
Air Products PLC	OC0223291	Restricted	L20	123	Valid
Fcc Environment (UK) Limited	OC2065748	Standard National	L36	122	Valid
Abbey Logistics Group Limited	OC0273314	Standard International	L5	115	Valid
Ford Motor Co Ltd	OC0288174	Standard National	L24	110	Valid
Boc Limited	OC0204352	Standard International	L3	108	Valid
Freightliner Limited	OC0287379	Standard International	L19	108	Valid
Mark Thompson Transport Ltd	OC1107693	Standard International	L24	107	Valid
J M D Haulage Contractors Ltd	OC0242596	Standard National	L34	100	Valid
Travis Perkins PLC	OC1124500	Restricted	L3	96	Valid
McBurney Transport Group Limited	OC1128676	Standard International	L5	95	Valid
Iqbal Holdings Ltd	OC1144797	Standard National	L5	95	Valid
A & F Haulage Ltd	OC1057685	Standard National	L20	90	Valid
Metropolitan Borough of Sefton	OC0236133	Standard National	L37	89	Curtailed
Sovereign Transport Services Limited	OC0293758	Standard National	L33	85	Valid
Goggins Transport UK Ltd	OC1097900	Standard International	L5	80	Valid
Emr Group Limited	OC0290823	Standard National	L24	76	Valid
John Lewis PLC	OC0222485	Standard National	L24	75	Valid
Thomas Armstrong (Holdings) Limited	OC0253120	Standard National	L70	75	Valid
Network Plus Services Ltd	OC0295657	Standard National	L31	75	Valid
Goldstar Transport Ltd	OC1026816	Standard National	L34	75	Valid
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd	OC1029170	Restricted	L7	75	Valid
Cumfybus Ltd	PC1015222	Standard National (PSV)	L9	75	Valid
Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley	OC0272785	Standard National	L36	60	Valid
Bcd Logistics Limited	OC1130205	Standard National	L19	60	Valid
Speedy Asset Services Ltd	OC1095073	Restricted	L5	59	Valid
General All Purpose Plastics Ltd	OC0282453	Restricted	L9	55	Valid
A G Parfett & Sons Ltd	OC0285743	Restricted	L9	55	Valid
Scottish Power UK PLC	OC0295490	Restricted	L9	55	Valid
Cadent Gas Limited	OC1148425	Restricted	L36	54	Valid
Beesley & Fildes Ltd	OC0287870	Restricted	L8	51	Valid
Stef Langdons Ltd	OC1013171	Standard National	L33	50	Valid
Denholm UK Logistics Limited	OC2012173	Standard National	L24	50	Valid
Amazon UK Services Ltd.	OC2036463	Standard National	L33	50	Valid
Holcim UK Limited	OC0295595	Standard National	L31	49	Valid
DHL International (UK) Ltd	OC1113093	Standard International	L24	47	Valid
S Norton & Co Ltd	OC0257812	Standard National	L5	45	Valid
Colas Limited	OC0279763	Standard National	L24	45	Valid
Olleco	OC1085873	Standard National	L20	45	Valid
Srcl Ltd	OC1086866	Standard National	L33	45	Valid
Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd	OC0225024	Standard National	L19	44	Valid
B.P. McKEEFRY LIMITED	OC1134559	Standard International	L20	44	Valid
Wolseley UK Limited	OC0285917	Standard National	L6	42	Valid
Bestway Northern Ltd	OC0286631	Standard National	L3	42	Valid
NHS Blood and Transplant	OC0275445	Restricted	L24	41	Valid
Qualitech Environmental Services Limited	OC1106818	Standard International	L33	40	Valid
Arra Distribution Ltd	OC2020591	Standard National	L11	40	Valid
Avanti Environmental Group Ltd	OC1047828	Standard International	L33	39	Valid
City Centre Commercials Ltd	OC1091506	Standard National	L33	37	Valid
Dugdale Nutrition Ltd	OC0012613	Standard National	L24	36	Valid
Hendrick Logistics Limited	OC1138854	Standard National	L9	35	Valid
Kenyon Brothers Limited	OC2042596	Standard International	L20	35	Valid
Circle Recycling Limited	OC2066218	Standard National	L5	35	Valid
Beers Timber & Building Supplies Limited	OC1005624	Restricted	L1	34	Valid
Huyton Travel Limited	PC0002691	Standard National (PSV)	L36	34	Valid
Hartley Travel Ltd	PC1092526	Standard National (PSV)	L9	34	Valid
Wfl (UK) Limited	OC0260794	Standard National	L3	33	Valid
Multevo Limited	OC1108912	Standard National	L35	33	Valid
Future Industrial Services Limited	OC0294269	Standard International	L33	32	Valid
Peoplesbus Limited	PC1080261	Standard National (PSV)	L30	32	Valid
Armitage Haulage Ltd	OC2000160	Standard International	L33	30	Valid
Barry's Skip Hire Limited	OC2023457	Standard National	L20	30	Valid
Standard Fuel Oils Limited	OC1106792	Restricted	L33	28	Valid
D T Hughes Building Contractors Ltd	OC1123247	Standard National	L9	28	Valid
W & M Thompson Transport Ltd	OC2080620	Standard International	L21	28	Valid
Gaskells (North West) Ltd	OC0288743	Standard National	L20	27	Valid
Acumen Distribution Limited	OC1063485	Standard National	L24	27	Valid
Ashcroft Travel Ltd	PC1023915	Standard International (PSV)	L24	27	Valid
Core Highways (Traffic Management) Limited	OC1133134	Restricted	L33	26	Valid
City Plumbing Supplies Holdings Limited	OC2013074	Restricted	L9	26	Valid
Mainsway Limited	OC0255766	Standard National	L36	25	Valid
Hire Station Limited	OC1009395	Restricted	L20	25	Valid
Jones Lighting Ltd	OC1102756	Standard National	L31	25	Valid
Msc Express Ltd	OC1137093	Standard National	L24	25	Valid
Synergyx Freight Ltd	OC2081435	Standard International	L33	25	Valid
Speedier Scaffolding Ltd	OC0275607	Restricted	L3	24	Valid
Dfds Logistics Services Limited	OC1134154	Standard International	L33	23	Valid
R Draper Ltd	OC0246109	Standard National	L33	22	Valid
Tarmac Trading Limited	OC0291483	Standard National	L36	22	Valid
Algeco UK Limited	OC0295245	Restricted	L24	22	Valid
1ST Choice Concrete and Skip Hire Ltd	OC0295686	Restricted	L33	22	Valid
Shirleys Transport Ltd	OC1027259	Standard National	L5	22	Valid
Dole Limited	OC1065919	Standard National	L11	22	Valid
William G Search Ltd	OC0287359	Standard National	L33	21	Valid
UK Plumbing Supplies Limited	OC2043187	Restricted	L3	21	Valid
Llg Nw Ltd	OC2049134	Standard National	L33	21	Valid
Cube N Space Limited	OC2049446	Standard International	L19	20	Valid
Cma Cgm Inland Services UK Limited	OC2072549	Standard National	L19	20	Valid
Blok ‘n’ Mesh Logistics Limited	OC2073848	Standard International	L33	20	Valid
Ftvl Services Limited	PC2078962	Standard National (PSV)	L33	20	Valid
Ancorra Environmental Services Ltd	OC1119286	Standard International	L33	19	Valid
Seddon Group Limited	OC1121702	Standard National	L5	19	Valid
Xl Logistics Ltd	OC1144530	Standard National	L3	19	Valid
Maghull Coaches Ltd	PC1094200	Standard National (PSV)	L20	19	Valid
Brit European Transport Ltd	OC0287196	Standard National	L36	18	Valid
Adm Milling Ltd	OC0293470	Standard National	L21	18	Valid
Aalco Metals Limited	OC0296283	Restricted	L5	18	Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 502 company licences in Liverpool authorise 5 vehicles or fewer, and 51% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Liverpool

1 vehicle:59 licences
2 vehicles:74 licences
3–5 vehicles:122 licences
6–10 vehicles:93 licences
11–25 vehicles:61 licences
26–50 vehicles:39 licences
51–100 vehicles:23 licences
100+ vehicles:31 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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