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Scotland

5,643 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. Licences issued here have M as the second letter of the licence number, for example OM1234567.

Licences
5,643
Operators
5,620
Vehicles authorised
61,420
Trailers authorised
35,829
Filter operators in ScotlandLicence 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 Scotland by vehicles authorised
OperatorLicencesVehiclesTrailers
SILothian Buses LimitedSC09684918000
SNFirst Glasgow (No.1) LimitedSC09729916850
SNMcGill's Bus Service LtdSC02723816000
SNRoyal Mail Group Ltd041382031571264
SNW H Malcolm LtdSC0357701568897
SNGregory Distribution (Holdings) Limited068914441559754
SIFife Scottish Omnibuses LtdSC02612615440
SIDHL Supply Chain Limited005288671486516
SNScottish WaterStandard National1468124
SIWincanton Holdings Limited021559511447404
SIBluebird Buses LimitedSC01903914060
SNGlasgow City CouncilStandard National140050

1,551 licences (27%) in this area belong to sole traders or partnerships. We count them but do not list them.

Licence mix

Licences by type, Scotland
  • Restricted goods2,271 40%
  • Standard National goods2,239 40%
  • Standard International goods550 10%
  • Standard National PSV327 6%
  • Restricted PSV130 2%
  • Standard International PSV126 2%

23 curtailed; all others valid.

Fleet sizes

Half of the 5,643 licences in Scotland authorise 3 vehicles or fewer, and 67% authorise five or fewer.

Licences by vehicles authorised, Scotland
  1. 1 vehicle:1,208 licences
  2. 2 vehicles:1,148 licences
  3. 3–5 vehicles:1,434 licences
  4. 6–10 vehicles:836 licences
  5. 11–25 vehicles:594 licences
  6. 26–50 vehicles:223 licences
  7. 51–100 vehicles:110 licences
  8. 100+ vehicles:90 licences

Recent changes

Our record for Scotland starts with the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. Changes appear here from the next weekly file.

All operators in Scotland

All 4,069 companies and organisations with a licence in Scotland, numbered, largest fleets first (the 843 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 4,051–4,069

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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