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Operator licences in Stromness

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

Operators
7
Company licences
7
Vehicles authorised
512
Sole trader or partnership
4 counted only

Stromness at a glance

  • Licence types: 1 Standard International, 5 Standard National and 1 Restricted.
  • 2 licences (29%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
  • 1 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 2 authorise more than 50.
  • Company licences here authorise 73.1 vehicles on average, against 13.7 across the Scotland traffic area.
  • The largest operator, Bluebird Buses Limited, holds 79% of the vehicles authorised in Stromness.

Largest operators in Stromness

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

  1. Bluebird Buses Limited406 vehicles
  2. Orkney Islands Council55 vehicles
  3. Orkney Transport25 vehicles
  4. Isbister Bros Ltd9 vehicles
  5. Bds Plant Hire (Orkney) Limited7 vehicles
  6. John M F Groat & Sons Ltd7 vehicles
  7. Orkney Crab Limited3 vehicles

All operator licences

Filter licences in StromnessLicence type, goods or PSV, status, fleet size, earned recognition, Companies House flags
Operator licences in Stromness, by vehicles authorised
OperatorLicenceTypePostcode districtVehiclesStatus
SIBluebird Buses LimitedPM0000005Standard International (PSV)KW16406Valid
SNOrkney Islands CouncilOM0021811Standard NationalKW1655Valid
SNOrkney TransportPM2070672Standard National (PSV)KW1625Valid
SNIsbister Bros LtdOM0033841Standard NationalKW169Valid
SNJohn M F Groat & Sons LtdOM0021821Standard NationalKW167Valid
RBds Plant Hire (Orkney) LimitedOM1144201RestrictedKW167Valid
SNOrkney Crab LimitedOM2069869Standard NationalKW163Valid

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

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DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . How we read it

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