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Wales

4,744 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. Licences issued here have G as the second letter of the licence number, for example OG1234567.

Licences
4,744
Operators
4,735
Vehicles authorised
36,434
Trailers authorised
19,064
Filter operators in WalesLicence type, goods or PSV, status, fleet size, earned recognition, Companies House flags

Largest operators

Companies and organisations by vehicles authorised on their licences in this area.

Largest operators in Wales by vehicles authorised
OperatorLicencesVehiclesTrailers
SIRed & White Services Ltd0255550914510
SNOwens (Road Services) Ltd013019761345569
SNFirst Cymru Buses Ltd0013388413000
SNArriva Cymru Ltd0015537412960
SNCardiff City Transport Services Limited0200122912750
SIDHL Supply Chain Limited005288671225200
SNTesco Distribution Ltd029727241225580
RStark Building Materials UK Limited01647362121423
RTravis Perkins Trading Company Ltd0073350311943
SIEdwards Coaches Ltd0404530821901
SNCity and County of SwanseaStandard National11855
SNCastell Howell Foods Ltd02269053118030

1,661 licences (35%) in this area belong to sole traders or partnerships. We count them but do not list them.

Licence mix

Licences by type, Wales
  • Restricted goods2,289 48%
  • Standard National goods1,562 33%
  • Standard International goods431 9%
  • Standard National PSV180 4%
  • Standard International PSV143 3%
  • Restricted PSV139 3%

38 curtailed; all others valid.

Fleet sizes

Half of the 4,744 licences in Wales authorise 3 vehicles or fewer, and 72% authorise five or fewer.

Licences by vehicles authorised, Wales
  1. 1 vehicle:1,118 licences
  2. 2 vehicles:1,090 licences
  3. 3–5 vehicles:1,194 licences
  4. 6–10 vehicles:663 licences
  5. 11–25 vehicles:420 licences
  6. 26–50 vehicles:164 licences
  7. 51–100 vehicles:57 licences
  8. 100+ vehicles:38 licences

Recent changes

Our record for Wales starts with the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. Changes appear here from the next weekly file.

All operators in Wales

All 3,074 companies and organisations with a licence in Wales, numbered, largest fleets first (the 595 most-searched profiles lead the list).

  1. Operators 1–150
  2. Operators 151–300
  3. Operators 301–450
  4. Operators 451–600
  5. Operators 601–750
  6. Operators 751–900
  7. Operators 901–1,050
  8. Operators 1,051–1,200
  9. Operators 1,201–1,350
  10. Operators 1,351–1,500
  11. Operators 1,501–1,650
  12. Operators 1,651–1,800
  13. Operators 1,801–1,950
  14. Operators 1,951–2,100
  15. Operators 2,101–2,250
  16. Operators 2,251–2,400
  17. Operators 2,401–2,550
  18. Operators 2,551–2,700
  19. Operators 2,701–2,850
  20. Operators 2,851–3,000
  21. Operators 3,001–3,074

Towns

Towns with at least five company licences that have an operating centre there.

Largest towns

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DVSA file 7 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . DVSA publishes the file weekly at best; this is the newest file we hold. How we read it

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