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Operator licences in Isle of Islay

14 companies and organisations hold 14 operator licences with an operating centre in Isle of Islay, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators
14
Company licences
14
Vehicles authorised
358
Sole trader or partnership
7 counted only

Isle of Islay at a glance

  • Licence types: 1 Standard International, 6 Standard National and 7 Restricted.
  • 2 licences (14%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
  • 6 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 2 authorise more than 50.
  • Company licences here authorise 25.6 vehicles on average, against 13.7 across the Scotland traffic area.
  • The largest operator, Carntyne Transport Co Ltd, holds 34% of the vehicles authorised in Isle of Islay.

Largest operators in Isle of Islay

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

  1. Carntyne Transport Co Ltd121 vehicles
  2. Argyll & Bute Council73 vehicles
  3. Gleaner Limited50 vehicles
  4. The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC47 vehicles
  5. Tarff Valley Ltd25 vehicles
  6. Islay Crab Exports Ltd10 vehicles
  7. B Mundell Ltd8 vehicles
  8. Ta & Wn Wood Contractors Limited6 vehicles
  9. Dunlossit Trustees Ltd4 vehicles
  10. Mansefield Jg Limited4 vehicles

All operator licences

Filter licences in Isle of IslayLicence type, goods or PSV, status, fleet size, earned recognition, Companies House flags
Operator licences in Isle of Islay, by vehicles authorised
OperatorLicenceTypePostcode districtVehiclesStatus
SICarntyne Transport Co LtdOM0001566Standard InternationalPA48121Valid
SNArgyll & Bute CouncilOM0011811Standard NationalPA4373Valid
SNGleaner LimitedOM0023291Standard NationalPA4950Valid
RThe Royal Bank of Scotland PLCOM2011558RestrictedPA4347Valid
RTarff Valley LtdOM0003936RestrictedPA4925Valid
RIslay Crab Exports LtdOM1023016RestrictedPA4210Valid
SNB Mundell LtdPM0000940Standard National (PSV)PA468Valid
SNTa & Wn Wood Contractors LimitedOM2000839Standard NationalPA486Valid
RDunlossit Trustees LtdOM0033950RestrictedPA454Valid
SNMansefield Jg LimitedOM2070101Standard NationalPA424Valid
RMcEachern Bros Construction LtdOM2043908RestrictedPA463Valid
SNWoodrow Transport LtdOM2070739Standard NationalPA443Valid
RBruichladdich Distillery Co LtdOM1135465RestrictedPA492Valid
RIslay Minibus & Taxi Hire LtdPM1099179Restricted (PSV)PA442Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 14 company licences in Isle of Islay authorise 7 vehicles or fewer, and 43% authorise five or fewer.

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