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Operator licences in Chester (Wales)

33 companies and organisations hold 33 operator licences with an operating centre in Chester (Wales traffic area), according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Chester also has licences issued in North West (90).

Operators: 33
Company licences: 33
Vehicles authorised: 325
Sole trader or partnership: 7 counted only

Chester at a glance

Licence types: 6 Standard International, 8 Standard National and 19 Restricted.
All 33 are goods vehicle licences; none is for buses or coaches.
20 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 1 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 9.8 vehicles on average, against 10.4 across the Wales traffic area.
The largest operator, Ash Group (UK) Ltd, holds 26% of the vehicles authorised in Chester.

Largest operators in Chester

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

Ash Group (UK) Ltd85 vehicles
P.M. Dromgoole & Sons Agricultural Limited30 vehicles
Boys & Boden Ltd26 vehicles
Safety-Kleen U.K. Limited23 vehicles
Lanes Group Limited19 vehicles
City Plumbing Supplies Holdings Limited18 vehicles
Ems Group Solutions Ltd12 vehicles
Arctic Scaffolding Company Ltd12 vehicles
Cokebusters Limited10 vehicles
Airbus Operations Limited10 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in Chester (Wales), by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Ash Group (UK) Ltd	OG1148260	Standard National	CH4	85	Valid
P.M. Dromgoole & Sons Agricultural Limited	OG0095592	Standard National	CH4	30	Valid
Boys & Boden Ltd	OG0084912	Standard National	CH4	26	Valid
Safety-Kleen U.K. Limited	OG0093066	Standard National	CH4	23	Valid
Lanes Group Limited	OG1091158	Restricted	CH4	19	Valid
City Plumbing Supplies Holdings Limited	OG2013126	Restricted	CH4	18	Valid
Arctic Scaffolding Company Ltd	OG0094561	Restricted	CH4	12	Valid
Ems Group Solutions Ltd	OG2071149	Standard International	CH4	12	Valid
Airbus Operations Limited	OG1021935	Restricted	CH4	10	Valid
Dandys (Chester) Ltd	OG1035295	Standard National	CH1	10	Valid
Cokebusters Limited	OG1084429	Restricted	CH4	10	Valid
City Metals UK Limited	OG1058761	Restricted	CH4	6	Valid
Hph Transport Holdings Limited	OG2076794	Standard National	CH4	6	Valid
Barrett Steel Limited	OG1111908	Restricted	CH4	5	Valid
Gorilla Access Services Ltd	OG2002234	Restricted	CH1	5	Valid
Tcnk Transport Limited	OG2033798	Standard International	CH4	5	Valid
Easy Logistic Transport Limited	OG2088729	Standard International	CH1	5	Valid
Tents & Events Ltd	OG0096059	Restricted	CH4	4	Valid
Dts Scaffolding Services Ltd	OG1101170	Restricted	CH4	4	Valid
4C Access (UK) Limited	OG2009551	Restricted	CH4	4	Valid
Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Ltd	OG2067370	Restricted	CH4	4	Valid
Kendley Ltd	OG0094863	Standard National	CH4	3	Valid
Chester Composites Ltd	OG2028686	Standard International	CH1	3	Valid
Paul Hawkins Haulage Ltd	OG1029746	Standard International	CH4	2	Valid
Tom Martin & Company Limited	OG2010160	Standard National	CH4	2	Valid
Csp Audio Visual Limited	OG2025577	Restricted	CH4	2	Valid
Palmers Scaffolding UK Limited	OG2029253	Restricted	CH4	2	Valid
Owen Access Ltd	OG2051509	Restricted	CH1	2	Valid
Prime Access Scaffolding Nw Ltd	OG2079019	Restricted	CH1	2	Valid
Creative Play (UK) Ltd	OG0094219	Restricted	CH4	1	Valid
Bretton Architectural Ltd	OG1039628	Restricted	CH4	1	Valid
Rey Haulage UK Limited	OG2059373	Standard International	CH1	1	Valid
Colour Coatings Limited	OG2073378	Restricted	CH4	1	Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 33 company licences in Chester authorise 5 vehicles or fewer, and 61% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Chester

1 vehicle:4 licences
2 vehicles:6 licences
3–5 vehicles:10 licences
6–10 vehicles:5 licences
11–25 vehicles:5 licences
26–50 vehicles:2 licences
51–100 vehicles:1 licences
100+ vehicles:0 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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