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Operator licences in Edinburgh

143 companies and organisations hold 143 operator licences with an operating centre in Edinburgh, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators: 143
Company licences: 143
Vehicles authorised: 6,947
Sole trader or partnership: 13 counted only

Edinburgh at a glance

Licence types: 26 Standard International, 62 Standard National and 55 Restricted.
29 licences (20%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
50 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 26 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 48.6 vehicles on average, against 13.7 across the Scotland traffic area.
The largest operator, Lothian Buses Limited, holds 12% of the vehicles authorised in Edinburgh.

Largest operators in Edinburgh

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

Lothian Buses Limited800 vehicles
Royal Mail Group Ltd571 vehicles
DHL Supply Chain Limited486 vehicles
Stark Building Materials UK Limited384 vehicles
Gxo Logistics UK Limited353 vehicles
The City of Edinburgh Council341 vehicles
McPherson Ltd300 vehicles
Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited240 vehicles
Biffa Waste Services Limited182 vehicles
Booker Ltd173 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in Edinburgh, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Lothian Buses Limited	PM0000002	Standard International (PSV)	EH7	800	Valid
Royal Mail Group Ltd	OM0030278	Standard National	EH11	571	Valid
DHL Supply Chain Limited	OM0023264	Standard International	EH11	486	Valid
Stark Building Materials UK Limited	OM1006488	Restricted	EH6	384	Valid
Gxo Logistics UK Limited	OM0017978	Standard International	EH15	353	Valid
The City of Edinburgh Council	OM0011837	Standard National	EH12	341	Valid
McPherson Ltd	OM1000129	Standard International	EH11	300	Valid
Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited	OM0035915	Standard National	EH12	240	Valid
Biffa Waste Services Limited	OM0036619	Standard National	EH5	182	Valid
Booker Ltd	OM0038512	Restricted	EH15	173	Valid
Certas Energy UK Limited	OM1040392	Standard National	EH6	167	Valid
G4S Cash Solutions (UK) Limited	OM0037365	Standard National	EH12	163	Valid
UPS Ltd	OM0028597	Standard National	EH12	150	Valid
Scotia Gas Networks Limited	OM1045976	Restricted	EH5	115	Valid
M K M Building Supplies Ltd	OM1111735	Restricted	EH14	115	Valid
Boc Limited	OM0012344	Standard International	EH6	108	Valid
Tennent Caledonian Breweries Wholesale Limited	OM0026091	Standard National	EH28	106	Valid
Veolia Es (UK) Limited	OM0038358	Standard National	EH6	90	Valid
Rabbie's Trail Burners Limited	PM0002523	Standard National (PSV)	EH5	90	Valid
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd	OM1040859	Restricted	EH15	85	Valid
Sig Trading Limited	OM1016573	Restricted	EH6	78	Valid
Gap Group Ltd	OM0037124	Standard National	EH11	77	Valid
East Coast Buses Limited	PM1050765	Standard National (PSV)	EH28	75	Valid
Bestway Wholesale Limited	OM1142333	Standard National	EH7	74	Valid
Sunbelt Rentals Limited	OM0024540	Restricted	EH5	71	Valid
Edinburgh Bus Tours Ltd	PM1007722	Standard National (PSV)	EH7	62	Valid
Scottish Power UK PLC	OM0005926	Restricted	EH7	50	Valid
Derek Bertram Transport Limited	OM1104835	Standard International	EH12	50	Valid
Timberbush Tours Limited	PM1049930	Standard National (PSV)	EH5	50	Valid
Dfs Furniture Company Limited	OM2021326	Standard National	EH12	48	Valid
Wolseley UK Limited	OM0006232	Standard National	EH11	46	Valid
Speedy Asset Services Ltd	OM1095074	Restricted	EH12	46	Valid
Bunzl UK Limited	OM0033087	Standard National	EH15	44	Valid
Lyreco UK Limited	OM0036189	Standard National	EH28	43	Valid
William Wilson Ltd	OM0025670	Restricted	EH15	41	Valid
Geo Amey Limited	PM2014459	Standard National (PSV)	EH12	41	Valid
The Ultimate Highland Experience Ltd	PM1055249	Standard International (PSV)	EH5	40	Valid
DHL International (UK) Ltd	OM1113086	Standard International	EH12	31	Valid
Balfour Beatty Group Limited	OM0005229	Standard National	EH12	30	Valid
Dnata Catering UK Limited	OM1115412	Standard National	EH12	29	Valid
Clockwork Removals Ltd	OM1085132	Standard International	EH5	28	Valid
Radical Travel Group Ltd	PM0001905	Standard International (PSV)	EH5	28	Valid
Lothian Health Board	OM0032890	Standard National	EH4	26	Valid
Adm Milling Ltd	OM1016576	Standard National	EH6	26	Valid
William Waugh (Edinburgh) Ltd	OM0016271	Standard National	EH5	25	Valid
Edinburgh Coach Lines Ltd	PM0000103	Standard International (PSV)	EH6	25	Valid
Holcim UK Limited	OM0036290	Standard National	EH6	24	Valid
T A Scotland Limited	PM1126921	Standard International (PSV)	EH5	24	Valid
Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd	OM0037609	Standard National	EH5	23	Valid
Enigma Industrial Services Ltd	OM1001757	Standard National	EH17	23	Valid
Jarvie Plant Ltd	OM1094740	Standard National	EH28	23	Valid
Loomis UK Ltd	OM0035255	Standard International	EH12	22	Valid
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services UK Ltd	OM1125323	Restricted	EH11	21	Valid
Dalton Group Ltd	OM0026842	Standard National	EH6	20	Valid
Ws Specialist Logistics Limited	OM2084823	Standard International	EH52	20	Valid
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service	OM0029865	Restricted	EH14	19	Valid
Kelerbay Limited	OM1012538	Standard International	EH16	18	Valid
Loop Recycling Limited	OM2030357	Restricted	EH20	18	Valid
Discover Scotland Tours Ltd	PM1086960	Standard National (PSV)	EH11	18	Valid
Free the Coo Limited	PM1094817	Standard National (PSV)	EH6	18	Valid
Forth Ports Limited	OM0033284	Restricted	EH6	17	Valid
Bernard Hunter Ltd	OM1002126	Standard National	EH17	17	Valid
Brookfield Metal Recycling Limited	OM1090868	Standard National	EH12	17	Valid
Generation (UK) Ltd	OM0016138	Restricted	EH5	16	Valid
Thistle Timber & Building Supplies Ltd	OM0037711	Restricted	EH16	16	Valid
St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies Ltd	OM1018624	Restricted	EH16	15	Valid
Nsl Limited	OM1071204	Standard National	EH12	14	Valid
Pickfords Move Management Limited	OM1117233	Standard International	EH5	14	Valid
Change Waste Recycling Limited	OM2027711	Standard National	EH6	14	Valid
Clark & Rose (Removals) Ltd	OM1141627	Standard International	EH16	13	Valid
Idverde Limited	OM2005702	Restricted	EH28	13	Valid
General All Purpose Plastics Ltd	OM2012211	Restricted	EH6	12	Valid
Macbackpackers Limited	PM1010756	Standard National (PSV)	EH6	11	Valid
Len Lothian Ltd	OM0011401	Standard National	EH11	10	Valid
Arct Transport Ltd	OM1065763	Standard National	EH20	10	Valid
James F Kidd & Son Ltd	OM0011264	Restricted	EH11	8	Valid
The Builders Supply Co Ltd	OM0012418	Restricted	EH14	8	Valid
Broughton Removals Ltd	OM1073308	Standard National	EH6	8	Valid
Kerr's of Edinburgh Ltd	OM2007677	Standard National	EH11	8	Valid
Woods Resurfacing & Utilities Ltd	OM2052124	Restricted	EH6	8	Valid
Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited	OM2059528	Restricted	EH11	8	Valid
L & I Eaton Arc Ltd	OM1122063	Restricted	EH6	7	Valid
Steer Automotive Group Limited	OM2086111	Restricted	EH11	7	Valid
Moka Holiday Ltd	PM2043351	Standard International (PSV)	EH6	7	Valid
Andrew Wilson & Sons Ltd	OM0004205	Restricted	EH8	6	Valid
Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd	OM0021167	Restricted	EH14	6	Valid
Collinson Ceramics (Scotland) Ltd	OM0025901	Restricted	EH12	6	Valid
Vision Events (UK) Ltd.	OM0029744	Restricted	EH20	6	Valid
Roe Bros & Co Ltd	OM0038214	Restricted	EH6	6	Valid
A S C Edinburgh Ltd	OM1006208	Restricted	EH28	6	Valid
Ggk Contracts (Scotland) Ltd	OM1100662	Standard National	EH14	6	Valid
Movestore Removals and Storage Ltd	OM2067167	Standard International	EH5	6	Valid
Red Bus Bistro Company Limited	PM1142843	Standard National (PSV)	EH5	6	Valid
J Smart & Co (Contractors) PLC	OM0005421	Standard National	EH7	5	Valid
Cam Bo Edinburgh Ltd.	OM2006297	Restricted	EH11	5	Valid
Blackhall Moving and Storage Limited	OM2012882	Standard National	EH5	5	Valid
Rentokil Initial UK Ltd	OM2032279	Standard National	EH11	5	Valid
Heart of Scotland Tours Ltd.	PM1111532	Standard National (PSV)	EH6	5	Valid
Route Vlc Ltd	PM2031494	Standard National (PSV)	EH6	5	Valid
Highlander Coaches Ltd	PM2062842	Standard International (PSV)	EH15	5	Valid
Sruc	OM0031814	Restricted	EH10	4	Valid
Krispy Kreme U.K. Limited	OM2067933	Restricted	EH12	4	Valid
Td Tree & Land Services Limited	OM2073391	Restricted	EH22	4	Valid
Coopers Tourmaster Travel (Scotland) Ltd	PM1065166	Standard National (PSV)	EH6	4	Valid
Charles Tennant & Co Ltd	OM0032216	Restricted	EH11	3	Valid
Jcdecaux UK Limited	OM1011421	Restricted	EH12	3	Valid
Lothian Light Haulage Ltd	OM1081156	Standard National	EH12	3	Valid
Capital Movers Ltd	OM1082700	Standard International	EH5	3	Valid
Purvis Marquee Hire Ltd	OM1092777	Standard National	EH28	3	Valid
Lindsay Scaffolding Contracts Limited	OM1122439	Restricted	EH6	3	Valid
Vow Europe Limited	OM1131943	Standard National	EH28	3	Valid
Martins Removal Services Ltd	OM2047023	Standard International	EH5	3	Valid
Johnsons UK Services Limited	OM2089032	Standard International	EH5	3	Valid
The Roofing & Building Supply Co Ltd	OM0015362	Standard National	EH7	2	Valid
Db Cargo (UK) Limited	OM0034626	Restricted	EH22	2	Valid
The National Galleries of Scotland	OM1095469	Restricted	EH4	2	Valid
Puro Ventures Limited	OM2050957	Standard International	EH11	2	Valid
Saltire Haulage Limited	OM2051269	Standard National	EH11	2	Valid
Keystone Construction (Scotland) Limited	OM2059446	Restricted	EH14	2	Valid
Bee Smart Removals and Storage Limited	OM2070920	Standard National	EH5	2	Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 143 company licences in Edinburgh authorise 12 vehicles or fewer, and 35% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Edinburgh

1 vehicle:17 licences
2 vehicles:13 licences
3–5 vehicles:20 licences
6–10 vehicles:20 licences
11–25 vehicles:29 licences
26–50 vehicles:18 licences
51–100 vehicles:9 licences
100+ vehicles:17 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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