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Operator licences in Isle of Arran

13 companies and organisations hold 13 operator licences with an operating centre in Isle of Arran, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators
13
Company licences
13
Vehicles authorised
688
Sole trader or partnership
7 counted only

Isle of Arran at a glance

  • Licence types: 1 Standard International, 5 Standard National and 7 Restricted.
  • 1 licence (8%) is for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
  • 7 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 3 authorise more than 50.
  • Company licences here authorise 52.9 vehicles on average, against 13.7 across the Scotland traffic area.
  • The largest operator, Western Buses Limited, holds 50% of the vehicles authorised in Isle of Arran.

Largest operators in Isle of Arran

Companies and organisations by vehicles authorised on their licences with a centre in Isle of Arran.

  1. Western Buses Limited347 vehicles
  2. Certas Energy UK Limited167 vehicles
  3. North Ayrshire Council102 vehicles
  4. John Thomson Construction Ltd26 vehicles
  5. Arran Haulage Services Ltd25 vehicles
  6. Murchie Sand & Gravel Ltd7 vehicles
  7. Armitage Groundworks Ltd4 vehicles
  8. O'Hare Building & Supplies Limited2 vehicles
  9. Torrylinn Developments Limited2 vehicles
  10. Arran Brew Ltd2 vehicles

All operator licences

Filter licences in Isle of ArranLicence type, goods or PSV, status, fleet size, earned recognition, Companies House flags
Operator licences in Isle of Arran, by vehicles authorised
OperatorLicenceTypePostcode districtVehiclesStatus
SIWestern Buses LimitedPM0000008Standard International (PSV)KA27347Valid
SNCertas Energy UK LimitedOM1040392Standard NationalKA27167Valid
SNNorth Ayrshire CouncilOM0011767Standard NationalKA27102Valid
SNJohn Thomson Construction LtdOM0016222Standard NationalKA2726Valid
SNArran Haulage Services LtdOM0026340Standard NationalKA2725Valid
SNMurchie Sand & Gravel LtdOM0037696Standard NationalKA277Valid
RArmitage Groundworks LtdOM0038760RestrictedKA274Valid
RIsle of Arran Distillers LtdOM0035342RestrictedKA372Valid
RArran Brew LtdOM1085397RestrictedKA272Valid
RO'Hare Building & Supplies LimitedOM2066065RestrictedKA272Valid
RTorrylinn Developments LimitedOM2066208RestrictedKA272Valid
RJ W Boal & Sons LtdOM1138420RestrictedKA271Valid
RNeil Young Joinery and Building LimitedOM2011964RestrictedKA271Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 13 company licences in Isle of Arran authorise 4 vehicles or fewer, and 54% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Isle of Arran
  1. 1 vehicle:2 licences
  2. 2 vehicles:4 licences
  3. 3–5 vehicles:1 licences
  4. 6–10 vehicles:1 licences
  5. 11–25 vehicles:1 licences
  6. 26–50 vehicles:1 licences
  7. 51–100 vehicles:0 licences
  8. 100+ vehicles:3 licences

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DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . How we read it

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