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Operator licences in Oban

43 companies and organisations hold 43 operator licences with an operating centre in Oban, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators: 43
Company licences: 43
Vehicles authorised: 3,239
Sole trader or partnership: 7 counted only

Oban at a glance

Licence types: 3 Standard International, 28 Standard National and 12 Restricted.
2 licences (5%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
13 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 14 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 75.3 vehicles on average, against 13.7 across the Scotland traffic area.
The largest operator, Scottish Water, holds 14% of the vehicles authorised in Oban.

Largest operators in Oban

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

Scottish Water468 vehicles
Stark Building Materials UK Limited384 vehicles
Sysco GB Limited309 vehicles
Breedon Trading Limited306 vehicles
Craig of Campbeltown Ltd231 vehicles
Openreach Limited215 vehicles
Bfs Group Limited184 vehicles
Booker Ltd173 vehicles
Ember Core Ltd171 vehicles
Bear Scotland Limited118 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in Oban, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Scottish Water	OM1005303	Standard National	PA34	468	Valid
Stark Building Materials UK Limited	OM1006488	Restricted	PA34	384	Valid
Sysco GB Limited	OM1015303	Standard National	PA34	309	Valid
Breedon Trading Limited	OM2042331	Standard National	PA37	306	Valid
Craig of Campbeltown Ltd	PM0000019	Standard International (PSV)	PA34	231	Valid
Openreach Limited	OM2092144	Restricted	PA34	215	Valid
Bfs Group Limited	OM2073506	Standard National	PA34	184	Valid
Booker Ltd	OM0038512	Restricted	PH34	173	Valid
Ember Core Ltd	PM2025892	Standard National (PSV)	PA34	171	Valid
Bear Scotland Limited	OM0038787	Standard National	PA34	118	Valid
M K M Building Supplies Ltd	OM1111735	Restricted	PA34	115	Valid
Argyll & Bute Council	OM0011811	Standard National	PA34	73	Valid
Oilfast Limited	OM2081934	Standard National	PA37	71	Valid
Highland Fuels Limited	OM0021731	Standard National	PA34	60	Valid
Gleaner Limited	OM0023291	Standard National	PA37	50	Valid
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	OM2011558	Restricted	PA34	47	Valid
D & J Campbell Limited	OM1111459	Standard International	PA37	40	Valid
James D Bilsland Ltd	OM0032352	Standard National	PA34	27	Valid
A M Transport (Campbeltown) Ltd	OM1087972	Standard National	PA34	25	Valid
Biffa Treatment Services Limited	OM1031669	Standard National	PA34	16	Valid
Pdk Shellfish Ltd	OM1109096	Standard International	PA34	16	Valid
A & A McPhee (Haulage) Limited	OM1115954	Standard National	PA37	16	Valid
Maclennan Distribution Ltd	OM1100587	Standard National	PA34	15	Valid
T S L Contractors Ltd	OM0015614	Standard National	PA34	12	Valid
Iain A Mackinnon Limited	OM1096747	Standard National	PA34	12	Valid
Border Civils & Utilities Ltd	OM1134246	Restricted	PA34	11	Valid
Glenalmond Trading Investments Ltd	OM1059863	Standard National	PA37	9	Valid
John Maclachlan Ltd	OM0003875	Standard National	PA34	8	Valid
Highland Health Board	OM1033267	Standard National	PA34	8	Valid
Oban Skip Hire Ltd	OM1062007	Standard National	PA34	6	Valid
Strathclyde Scaffolding Services Ltd	OM0028154	Restricted	PA34	5	Valid
John Macalister (Oban) Ltd	OM1045063	Restricted	PA34	5	Valid
Macqueen Bros Ltd	OM1106039	Standard National	PA34	5	Valid
Argyll Haulage Limited	OM1143255	Standard National	PA37	5	Valid
Argyll Bakeries Ltd	OM0032498	Standard National	PA34	4	Valid
Flit Self Drive Ltd	OM1032485	Standard National	PA34	4	Valid
D & K Lafferty & Company Limited	OM2028762	Restricted	PA34	4	Valid
Alchemy Plant & Contracting Ltd	OM1103091	Standard National	PA34	3	Valid
Easdale Seafoods Ltd	OM0037743	Restricted	PA34	2	Valid
E D M Plant Hirer & Contractor Ltd	OM1067468	Standard National	PA34	2	Valid
Derek Wilson Carriers Ltd	OM2049824	Standard National	PA34	2	Valid
The North Ledaig Company Ltd	OM1069310	Restricted	PA37	1	Valid
Argyll Engineers Ltd	OM2018072	Restricted	PA34	1	Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 43 company licences in Oban authorise 16 vehicles or fewer, and 30% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Oban

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