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Operator licences in Ayr

55 companies and organisations hold 55 operator licences with an operating centre in Ayr, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators: 55
Company licences: 55
Vehicles authorised: 2,172
Sole trader or partnership: 10 counted only

Ayr at a glance

Licence types: 7 Standard International, 27 Standard National and 21 Restricted.
3 licences (5%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
22 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 10 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 39.5 vehicles on average, against 13.7 across the Scotland traffic area.
The largest operator, Stark Building Materials UK Limited, holds 18% of the vehicles authorised in Ayr.

Largest operators in Ayr

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

Stark Building Materials UK Limited384 vehicles
Western Buses Limited347 vehicles
Booker Ltd173 vehicles
Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd162 vehicles
East Ayrshire Council156 vehicles
Amey Ow Limited148 vehicles
T French & Son Ltd95 vehicles
Calor Gas Limited68 vehicles
South Ayrshire Council61 vehicles
Johnston Oils Ltd60 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in Ayr, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Stark Building Materials UK Limited	OM1006488	Restricted	KA8	384	Valid
Western Buses Limited	PM0000008	Standard International (PSV)	KA8	347	Valid
Booker Ltd	OM0038512	Restricted	KA8	173	Valid
Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd	OM0029561	Standard National	KA8	162	Valid
East Ayrshire Council	OM0011540	Standard National	KA6	156	Valid
Amey Ow Limited	OM2072885	Standard National	KA6	148	Valid
T French & Son Ltd	OM1089681	Standard National	KA8	95	Valid
Calor Gas Limited	OM0034684	Standard National	KA8	68	Valid
South Ayrshire Council	OM0024112	Standard National	KA8	61	Valid
Johnston Oils Ltd	OM0023016	Standard National	KA8	60	Valid
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	OM2011558	Restricted	KA7	47	Valid
Wolseley UK Limited	OM0006232	Standard National	KA8	46	Valid
William Wilson Ltd	OM0025670	Restricted	KA8	41	Valid
Bensonsforbedsretail Ltd	OM2034530	Standard National	KA6	40	Valid
Alex Smith Metals Ltd	OM0007467	Standard National	KA8	30	Valid
Dodds of Troon Ltd	PM0000011	Standard International (PSV)	KA8	30	Valid
Portrail Group (Scotland) Limited	OM1100438	Standard International	KA6	28	Valid
Carrs Billington Agriculture (Sales) Ltd	OM1051291	Standard National	KA8	26	Valid
Emr Group Limited	OM0035160	Standard National	KA6	22	Valid
Centregreat Ltd	OM1035537	Restricted	KA8	21	Valid
McD Industries Limited	OM1109744	Standard National	KA6	16	Valid
W H McWilliam Ltd	OM1086523	Standard National	KA6	15	Valid
J C Peacock & Co Ltd	OM1039137	Standard National	KA8	12	Valid
Mole Valley Farmers Ltd	OM2046639	Standard National	KA6	12	Valid
A K Stoddart Ltd	OM0023913	Restricted	KA8	10	Valid
J J L Groundworks (Ayr) Ltd	OM1043978	Restricted	KA6	10	Valid
Carney Contracts Limited	OM1049293	Restricted	KA6	10	Valid
Motus Group (UK) Limited	OM1023831	Standard National	KA8	9	Valid
J A Alexander & Son Ltd	OM0038497	Standard National	KA6	8	Valid
Sandy Anderson Transport Ltd	OM1138261	Standard International	KA6	8	Valid
Steer Automotive Group Limited	OM2086111	Restricted	KA8	7	Valid
McCaskie Ltd	OM0018691	Restricted	KA6	6	Valid
Fevara (UK) Limited	OM1101519	Restricted	KA8	6	Valid
Clyde Coast Contracts Limited	OM0036593	Standard National	KA6	5	Valid
Pavetek Surfacing Ltd	OM2077425	Standard National	KA6	5	Valid
Ayr Equestrian Ltd	OM1120355	Standard National	KA6	4	Valid
Tractor Exports Limited	OM2008386	Standard International	KA6	4	Valid
M & F Travel Ltd	PM1144611	Standard National (PSV)	KA7	4	Valid
Fullwoodhead Dairy Supplies Ltd	OM1006411	Restricted	KA6	3	Valid
Curries Removals and Storage Ltd	OM2015814	Standard International	KA8	3	Valid
Scotprime Seafoods Ltd	OM2027880	Restricted	KA8	3	Valid
Waste Lubricating Oils Limited	OM2061811	Restricted	KA8	3	Valid
Polypackaging Ltd	OM0033657	Standard National	KA8	2	Valid
Dalcon Limited	OM1075667	Restricted	KA6	2	Valid
Stuart Graham Haulage Limited	OM1099619	Standard National	KA6	2	Valid
Smalltown Audio Ltd	OM1120995	Restricted	KA8	2	Valid
T H J (Machinery) Ltd	OM1140636	Restricted	KA6	2	Valid
Wescott Scaffolding Limited	OM2008422	Restricted	KA8	2	Valid
Tractor Exports (Heavy Haulage) Ltd	OM2014018	Standard International	KA6	2	Valid
Punjab Pakora Ltd	OM2017367	Restricted	KA8	2	Valid
Complete Caravan Company Ltd	OM2057933	Restricted	KA6	2	Valid
Adaptive Construction Ltd	OM2073172	Restricted	KA6	2	Valid
Regency Removals & Storage Limited	OM2076254	Standard National	KA8	2	Valid
A & D Transport (Nw) Ltd	OM2012381	Standard National	KA6	1	Valid
Craig-Leigh Transport Ltd	OM2089635	Standard National	KA6	1	Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 55 company licences in Ayr authorise 9 vehicles or fewer, and 40% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Ayr

1 vehicle:2 licences
2 vehicles:11 licences
3–5 vehicles:9 licences
6–10 vehicles:9 licences
11–25 vehicles:6 licences
26–50 vehicles:8 licences
51–100 vehicles:4 licences
100+ vehicles:6 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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