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Operator licences in Stranraer

34 companies and organisations hold 34 operator licences with an operating centre in Stranraer, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators: 34
Company licences: 34
Vehicles authorised: 1,605
Sole trader or partnership: 17 counted only

Stranraer at a glance

Licence types: 12 Standard International, 15 Standard National and 7 Restricted.
2 licences (6%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
10 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 7 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 47.2 vehicles on average, against 13.7 across the Scotland traffic area.
The largest operator, Western Buses Limited, holds 22% of the vehicles authorised in Stranraer.

Largest operators in Stranraer

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

Western Buses Limited347 vehicles
Dumfries & Galloway Council238 vehicles
Gist Limited215 vehicles
Certas Energy UK Limited167 vehicles
Amey Ow Limited148 vehicles
T P Niven Limited121 vehicles
Maxi Group Ltd52 vehicles
Manfreight Limited50 vehicles
Luce Bay Plant Hire Ltd44 vehicles
Carrs Billington Agriculture (Sales) Ltd26 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in Stranraer, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Western Buses Limited	PM0000008	Standard International (PSV)	DG9	347	Valid
Dumfries & Galloway Council	OM0011872	Standard National	DG9	238	Valid
Gist Limited	OM0029266	Standard International	DG9	215	Valid
Certas Energy UK Limited	OM1040392	Standard National	DG9	167	Valid
Amey Ow Limited	OM2072885	Standard National	DG9	148	Valid
T P Niven Limited	OM1108677	Standard National	DG9	121	Valid
Maxi Group Ltd	OM0036222	Standard International	DG9	52	Valid
Manfreight Limited	OM2067721	Standard International	DG9	50	Valid
Luce Bay Plant Hire Ltd	OM0012570	Standard National	DG9	44	Valid
Carrs Billington Agriculture (Sales) Ltd	OM1051291	Standard National	DG9	26	Valid
Euroroute Limited	OM0027028	Standard International	DG9	24	Valid
McBurney Transport Group Limited	OM2004087	Standard International	DG9	20	Valid
Freeburn Transport Limited	OM2064273	Standard International	DG9	20	Valid
Mm Freight Ltd	OM2050811	Standard International	DG9	15	Valid
Ulsterbus Ltd	PM0000125	Standard National (PSV)	DG9	15	Valid
Donnan Construction Ltd	OM1050719	Standard National	DG9	10	Valid
Montgomery Transport Ltd	OM1068805	Standard National	DG9	10	Valid
Mulgrew Haulage Limited	OM2024919	Standard National	DG9	10	Valid
Lavery Transport Limited	OM2049365	Standard International	DG9	10	Valid
Woodside Logistics Group Limited	OM2090652	Standard International	DG9	9	Valid
Diona Construction Ltd	OM1051597	Restricted	DG9	8	Valid
King Brothers Limited	OM1110550	Standard National	DG9	8	Valid
Torbet Plant Hire Limited	OM1110815	Standard National	DG9	8	Valid
Qinetiq Ltd	OM1008646	Standard National	DG9	6	Valid
A J Slavin & Sons Ltd	OM1034857	Standard International	DG9	4	Valid
James Gordon Ltd	OM1086742	Standard National	DG9	3	Valid
Andersons (Denton Holme) Ltd	OM1116142	Restricted	DG9	3	Valid
Slavin Plant Hire Limited	OM1136817	Restricted	DG9	3	Valid
Vista Therm	OM2087105	Standard International	DG9	3	Valid
Archway Roadmaster UK Ltd	OM2087761	Restricted	DG9	3	Valid
McKeown Groundworks Ltd	OM1082090	Restricted	DG9	2	Valid
Brian M. Ramsay Limited	OM2024986	Restricted	DG9	1	Valid
Ryan Construction (Scotland) Ltd	OM2047942	Restricted	DG9	1	Valid
Swc Haulage Ltd	OM2071279	Standard National	DG9	1	Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 34 company licences in Stranraer authorise 10 vehicles or fewer, and 29% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Stranraer

1 vehicle:3 licences
2 vehicles:1 licences
3–5 vehicles:6 licences
6–10 vehicles:9 licences
11–25 vehicles:5 licences
26–50 vehicles:3 licences
51–100 vehicles:1 licences
100+ vehicles:6 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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