Traffic area
West Midlands
8,088 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. Licences issued here have D as the second letter of the licence number, for example OD1234567.
- Licences
- 8,088
- Operators
- 8,077
- Vehicles authorised
- 75,045
- Trailers authorised
- 55,039
Largest operators
Companies and organisations by vehicles authorised on their licences in this area.
| Operator | Licences | Vehicles | Trailers |
|---|---|---|---|
| DHL Supply Chain Limited00528867 | 1 | 3,578 | |
| West Midlands Travel Limited02652253 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wincanton Holdings Limited02155951 | 1 | 2,132 | |
| Dpdgroup UK Ltd00732993 | 1 | 1,190 | |
| Veolia Es (UK) Limited02481991 | 1 | 350 | |
| Royal Mail Group Ltd04138203 | 1 | 916 | |
| Evri Limited03900782 | 1 | 1,170 | |
| Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited01628530 | 1 | 1,080 | |
| Gxo Logistics UK LimitedSC037270 | 1 | 401 | |
| DHL Ecommerce UK Limited00965783 | 1 | 974 | |
| UPS Ltd01933173 | 1 | 359 | |
| Birmingham City CouncilStandard National | 1 | 2 |
1,456 licences (18%) in this area belong to sole traders or partnerships. We count them but do not list them.
Licence mix
- Restricted goods3,472 43%
- Standard National goods2,903 36%
- Standard International goods1,239 15%
- Standard National PSV198 2%
- Standard International PSV175 2%
- Restricted PSV101 1%
48 curtailed, 4 suspended; all others valid.
Fleet sizes
Half of the 8,088 licences in West Midlands authorise 3 vehicles or fewer, and 69% authorise five or fewer.
- 1 vehicle:1,643 licences
- 2 vehicles:1,738 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:2,198 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:1,240 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:771 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:301 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:129 licences
- 100+ vehicles:68 licences
Recent changes
Our record for West Midlands starts with the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. Changes appear here from the next weekly file.
All operators in West Midlands
All 6,621 companies and organisations with a licence in West Midlands, numbered, largest fleets first (the 1,172 most-searched profiles lead the list).
- Operators 1–150
- Operators 151–300
- Operators 301–450
- Operators 451–600
- Operators 601–750
- Operators 751–900
- Operators 901–1,050
- Operators 1,051–1,200
- Operators 1,201–1,350
- Operators 1,351–1,500
- Operators 1,501–1,650
- Operators 1,651–1,800
- Operators 1,801–1,950
- Operators 1,951–2,100
- Operators 2,101–2,250
- Operators 2,251–2,400
- Operators 2,401–2,550
- Operators 2,551–2,700
- Operators 2,701–2,850
- Operators 2,851–3,000
- Operators 3,001–3,150
- Operators 3,151–3,300
- Operators 3,301–3,450
- Operators 3,451–3,600
- Operators 3,601–3,750
- Operators 3,751–3,900
- Operators 3,901–4,050
- Operators 4,051–4,200
- Operators 4,201–4,350
- Operators 4,351–4,500
- Operators 4,501–4,650
- Operators 4,651–4,800
- Operators 4,801–4,950
- Operators 4,951–5,100
- Operators 5,101–5,250
- Operators 5,251–5,400
- Operators 5,401–5,550
- Operators 5,551–5,700
- Operators 5,701–5,850
- Operators 5,851–6,000
- Operators 6,001–6,150
- Operators 6,151–6,300
- Operators 6,301–6,450
- Operators 6,451–6,600
- Operators 6,601–6,621
Towns
Towns with at least five company licences that have an operating centre there.
Largest towns
- Birmingham 895
- Stoke-on-Trent 470
- Wolverhampton 444
- Coventry 405
- Walsall 276
- Telford 234
- Wednesbury 218
- Shrewsbury 206
- Tamworth 196
- Tipton 185
- Oldbury 173
- Stafford 165
- Alcester20
- Aldridge19
- Ashbourne5
- Atherstone51
- Bedworth35
- Bewdley6
- Bilston139
- Birmingham895
- Bishops Castle6
- Bridgnorth36
- Broadway7
- Bromsgrove91
- Bromyard11
- Brownhills7
- Burntwood37
- Burton-on-Trent157
- Cannock153
- Cheadle6
- Church Stretton10
- Coleshill12
- Coventry405
- Cradley Heath49
- Craven Arms33
- Darlaston13
- Droitwich50
- Dudley94
- Ellesmere11
- Essington6
- Evesham83
- Great Bridge9
- Halesowen61
- Heath8
- Henley-in-Arden14
- Hereford154
- Hinckley39
- Kenilworth16
- Kidderminster84
- Kingswinford62
- Kington18
- Leamington Spa28
- Ledbury25
- Leek43
- Leominster47
- Lichfield83
- Ludlow30
- Lutterworth33
- Lye5
- Malvern29
- Market Drayton56
- Much Wenlock7
- Newcastle under Lyme82
- Newport19
- Nuneaton112
- Oldbury173
- Oswestry94
- Pershore40
- Redditch137
- Ross-on-Wye34
- Rowley Regis14
- Rugby163
- Rugeley36
- Shifnal16
- Shipston-on-Stour11
- Shrewsbury206
- Smethwick133
- Solihull114
- Southam39
- Stafford165
- Stoke-on-Trent470
- Stone46
- Stourbridge67
- Stourport-on-Severn35
- Stratford-upon-Avon64
- Studley9
- Sutton Coldfield111
- Tamworth196
- Telford234
- Tenbury Wells16
- Tewkesbury8
- Tipton185
- Uttoxeter55
- Walsall276
- Warwick70
- Wednesbury218
- West Bromwich150
- Whitchurch48
- Willenhall165
- Wishaw7
- Wolverhampton444
- Wombourne5
- Worcester148
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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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