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Operator licences in Orkney

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

Operators
13
Company licences
13
Vehicles authorised
518
Sole trader or partnership
8 counted only

Orkney at a glance

  • Licence types: 1 Standard International, 8 Standard National and 4 Restricted.
  • 1 licence (8%) is 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 39.8 vehicles on average, against 13.7 across the Scotland traffic area.
  • The largest operator, Bluebird Buses Limited, holds 78% of the vehicles authorised in Orkney.

Largest operators in Orkney

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

  1. Bluebird Buses Limited406 vehicles
  2. Orkney Islands Council55 vehicles
  3. Macgregor Industrial Supplies Ltd16 vehicles
  4. Orkney Aggregates Ltd9 vehicles
  5. Sinclair Haulage Ltd8 vehicles
  6. John M F Groat & Sons Ltd7 vehicles
  7. Allan's of Gillock Ltd6 vehicles
  8. J M Tucker Contracting Limited4 vehicles
  9. Orkney Builders (Contractors) Ltd2 vehicles
  10. H J Trotter Limited2 vehicles

All operator licences

Filter licences in OrkneyLicence type, goods or PSV, status, fleet size, earned recognition, Companies House flags
Operator licences in Orkney, by vehicles authorised
OperatorLicenceTypePostcode districtVehiclesStatus
SIBluebird Buses LimitedPM0000005Standard International (PSV)KW17406Valid
SNOrkney Islands CouncilOM0021811Standard NationalKW1755Valid
SNMacgregor Industrial Supplies LtdOM0036467Standard NationalKW1516Valid
SNOrkney Aggregates LtdOM0037560Standard NationalKW179Valid
SNSinclair Haulage LtdOM1137681Standard NationalKW178Valid
SNJohn M F Groat & Sons LtdOM0021821Standard NationalKW167Valid
RAllan's of Gillock LtdOM0036373RestrictedKW176Valid
SNJ M Tucker Contracting LimitedOM2014263Standard NationalKW174Valid
ROrkney Builders (Contractors) LtdOM1015374RestrictedKW152Valid
SNH J Trotter LimitedOM2009470Standard NationalKW172Valid
RErlend Flett Plant HireOM0033132RestrictedKW171Valid
RR Stanger LimitedOM2064699RestrictedKW171Valid
SNJlb Hire LtdOM2093343Standard NationalKW171Valid

8 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 Orkney authorise 6 vehicles or fewer, and 46% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Orkney
  1. 1 vehicle:3 licences
  2. 2 vehicles:2 licences
  3. 3–5 vehicles:1 licences
  4. 6–10 vehicles:4 licences
  5. 11–25 vehicles:1 licences
  6. 26–50 vehicles:0 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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