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Operator licences in Paisley

93 companies and organisations hold 94 operator licences with an operating centre in Paisley, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators: 93
Company licences: 94
Vehicles authorised: 4,071
Sole trader or partnership: 13 counted only

Paisley at a glance

Licence types: 14 Standard International, 54 Standard National and 26 Restricted.
13 licences (14%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
35 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 16 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 43.3 vehicles on average, against 13.7 across the Scotland traffic area.
The largest operator, W H Malcolm Ltd, holds 14% of the vehicles authorised in Paisley.

Largest operators in Paisley

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

W H Malcolm Ltd568 vehicles
Scottish Water468 vehicles
Wincanton Holdings Limited447 vehicles
Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited240 vehicles
Bfs Group Limited184 vehicles
Certas Energy UK Limited167 vehicles
Enva Scotland Limited164 vehicles
Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd162 vehicles
Amey Ow Limited148 vehicles
Hillhouse Quarry Group Limited148 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in Paisley, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
W H Malcolm Ltd	OM0000951	Standard National	PA3	568	Valid
Scottish Water	OM1005303	Standard National	PA3	468	Valid
Wincanton Holdings Limited	OM2071137	Standard International	PA3	447	Valid
Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited	OM0035915	Standard National	PA1	240	Valid
Bfs Group Limited	OM2073506	Standard National	PA3	184	Valid
Certas Energy UK Limited	OM1040392	Standard National	PA2	167	Valid
Enva Scotland Limited	OM0011400	Standard National	PA3	164	Valid
Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd	OM0029561	Standard National	PA1	162	Valid
Hillhouse Quarry Group Limited	OM2011226	Standard National	PA2	148	Valid
Amey Ow Limited	OM2072885	Standard National	PA3	148	Valid
Dx Network Services Limited	OM1133723	Standard National	PA3	118	Valid
A & D Logistics Ltd	OM1029825	Standard International	PA1	100	Valid
Renfrewshire Council	OM0012602	Standard National	PA3	93	Valid
Inpost UK Limited	OM2083711	Standard National	PA1	84	Valid
Sig Trading Limited	OM1016573	Restricted	PA3	78	Valid
Flogas Britain Ltd	OM0028198	Standard National	PA3	74	Valid
Scottish Power UK PLC	OM0005926	Restricted	PA1	50	Valid
Derek Bertram Transport Limited	OM1104835	Standard International	PA1	50	Valid
Bunzl UK Limited	OM0033087	Standard National	PA1	44	Valid
Loanhead Transport Ltd	OM0000943	Standard National	PA3	42	Valid
Mgm Timber (Scotland) Limited	OM0035113	Restricted	PA3	37	Valid
Circet (UK) Limited	OM2002434	Standard National	PA3	30	Valid
Dnata Catering UK Limited	OM1115412	Standard National	PA3	29	Valid
Gate Gourmet London Limited	OM1011240	Standard National	PA3	28	Valid
Clockwork Removals Ltd	OM1085132	Standard International	PA3	28	Valid
P J H Group Ltd	OM0021601	Standard National	PA3	20	Valid
Augean Treatment Limited	OM1079331	Standard National	PA3	20	Valid
M P Burke Transport Ltd	OM1095693	Standard International	PA3	20	Valid
Stewart Shaw Holdings Ltd	OM1137267	Restricted	PA3	20	Valid
Restore Datashred Limited	OM1145647	Standard National	PA3	20	Valid
John W Grant & Son Ltd	OM0022945	Restricted	PA3	19	Valid
Discover Scotland Tours Ltd	PM1086960	Standard National (PSV)	PA3	18	Valid
Eden Farm Ltd	OM1080263	Standard National	PA3	16	Valid
M & M Kerr Limited	OM2069498	Standard International	PA3	15	Valid
Worldwide Flight Services Limited	OM2069565	Standard International	PA3	15	Valid
Newmac Asphalt Services Ltd	OM0016930	Restricted	PA1	12	Valid
J C Peacock & Co Ltd	OM1039137	Standard National	PA3	12	Valid
Truck Plant Services Limited	OM2023095	Standard National	PA3	12	Valid
Warrens Group Limited	OM2075217	Standard National	PA3	12	Valid
Boyds Coach Hire Ltd	PM0002177	Standard National (PSV)	PA3	11	Valid
Lochwinnoch Motors Ltd	OM1001576	Standard National	PA3	10	Valid
Marcy Contracts Ltd	OM1146876	Standard National	PA3	10	Valid
DHL Global Forwarding (UK) Limited	OM2062139	Standard International	PA3	10	Valid
Campbell Fuel Oils Limited	OM2064628	Standard National	PA2	10	Valid
McL Environmental Limited	OM2074751	Restricted	PA3	10	Valid
Air Sea Scotland Ltd	OM1049845	Standard National	PA3	9	Valid
John Scott Meat (Paisley) Ltd	OM0026211	Standard National	PA3	8	Valid
Scottish Galvanizers Ltd	OM0028572	Standard National	PA1	8	Valid
Babcock Aerospace Limited	OM1014412	Standard National	PA3	8	Valid
Apcoa Parking (UK) Ltd	PM1085582	Standard National (PSV)	PA3	8	Valid
Acacia Coaches Ltd	PM2001440	Standard International (PSV)	PA3	8	Valid
Peacock Express Distribution Ltd	OM1069282	Standard National	PA1	7	Valid
Colchri Ltd.	PM0002978	Standard National (PSV)	PA3	7	Curtailed
Babcock Aerospace Limited	PM1021514	Standard International (PSV)	PA3	7	Valid
G2BS Solutions Ltd	OM2058865	Standard International	PA1	6	Valid
D.M.C. Transportation Limited	OM2063372	Standard National	PA3	6	Valid
Flying Scot Glasgow Ltd	PM1142689	Standard National (PSV)	PA1	6	Valid
P1 Airport Parking Limited	PM2063001	Standard National (PSV)	PA3	6	Valid
Ritaat Al Hayat Coach Ltd	PM2080376	Standard International (PSV)	PA3	6	Valid
G Porrelli & Co Ltd	OM0008855	Restricted	PA1	5	Valid
J R Scaffold Services Ltd	OM0038228	Restricted	PA3	5	Valid
Wdfg UK Limited	OM1089430	Standard National	PA3	5	Valid
Dnata Ltd	OM1133215	Standard National	PA3	5	Valid
Bottom Groundworks & Plant Hire Limited	OM2052462	Restricted	PA3	5	Valid
Assured Civils Ltd	OM2080827	Restricted	PA3	5	Valid
St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies (West) Ltd	OM1019223	Restricted	PA1	4	Valid
Mains Freight Ltd	OM1074075	Standard National	PA3	4	Valid
Ds Carriers Ltd	OM1130578	Standard National	PA3	4	Valid
Adlib Audio Limited	OM1143743	Restricted	PA3	4	Valid
Whp Telecoms Limited	OM2089022	Restricted	PA3	4	Valid
Rk Tyres & Roadside Recovery Ltd	OM2089733	Restricted	PA3	4	Valid
Airparks Services Ltd	PM2054818	Standard National (PSV)	PA3	4	Valid
Hamilton Ross Group Ltd	OM0015146	Standard National	PA7	3	Valid
Ljx Ltd.	OM1106747	Restricted	PA3	3	Valid
Direct Engineering (Scotland) Limited	OM1107607	Restricted	PA3	3	Valid
Fedex Express UK Limited	OM2011266	Standard National	PA3	3	Valid
Kwikscaff Scotland Ltd	OM2013515	Restricted	PA3	3	Valid
S Brady Ltd	OM0026830	Standard National	PA3	2	Valid
Taylor & Fraser Ltd	OM0034042	Restricted	PA3	2	Valid
Rt Utility Services Limited	OM2018222	Standard National	PA3	2	Valid
Tg Industrial Services Limited	OM2025096	Standard National	PA3	2	Valid
Ad Hauliers Ltd	OM2074333	Standard International	PA1	2	Valid
Ecosse Doors Ltd	OM2084846	Restricted	PA3	2	Valid
Blc Environmental & Industrial Cleaning Ltd	OM2087434	Standard National	PA2	2	Valid
Ciaodreamer Limited	PM2064345	Standard National (PSV)	PA1	2	Valid
Express Timber Products Ltd	OM0038199	Restricted	PA3	1	Valid
Bardem Limited	OM2008839	Restricted	PA3	1	Valid
West Coast Plus Ltd	OM2073063	Restricted	PA2	1	Valid
Cass Access Limited	OM2073369	Restricted	PA3	1	Valid
Quickdrainclear Ltd	OM2078855	Standard National	PA3	1	Valid
McKINNON & FORBES LIMITED	OM2088104	Standard National	PA3	1	Valid
Top Roofing Solutions Limited	OM2088800	Restricted	PA3	1	Valid
West of Scotland Chauffeur Drive Limited	PM2022147	Restricted (PSV)	PA2	1	Valid
Asap.Coaches Ltd	PM2043197	Standard International (PSV)	PA3	1	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 94 company licences in Paisley authorise 8 vehicles or fewer, and 37% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Paisley

1 vehicle:9 licences
2 vehicles:8 licences
3–5 vehicles:18 licences
6–10 vehicles:19 licences
11–25 vehicles:15 licences
26–50 vehicles:9 licences
51–100 vehicles:5 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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