--- title: "Operator licences in West Midlands" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands.md dvsa_file_date: 2026-09-07 publisher: HaulierScope licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) --- # Operator licences in West Midlands > The West Midlands traffic area (letter D) has 8,088 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026: 7,614 goods vehicle and 474 PSV licences held by 8,077 operators, authorising 75,045 vehicles and 55,039 trailers. Licences issued here have D as the second letter of the licence number, for example OD1234567. Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 September 2026 (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/2a67d1ee-8f1b-43a3-8bc6-e8772d162a3c/traffic-commissioners-goods-and-public-service-vehicle-operator-licence-records). ## At a glance | Measure | Value | | --- | --- | | Licences | 8,088 | | Operators | 8,077 | | Vehicles authorised | 75,045 | | Trailers authorised | 55,039 | | Company and organisation licences | 6,632 | | Sole trader or partnership licences | 1,456 (18%; counted, not listed) | ## Largest operators Companies and organisations by vehicles authorised on their licences in this area. | Operator | Company number | Licences | Vehicles | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | | [DHL Supply Chain Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dhl-supply-chain-limited-00528867) | 00528867 | 1 | 2,291 | | [West Midlands Travel Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/west-midlands-travel-limited-02652253) | 02652253 | 2 | 1,626 | | [Wincanton Holdings Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/wincanton-holdings-limited-02155951) | 02155951 | 1 | 1,359 | | [Dpdgroup UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dpdgroup-uk-ltd-00732993) | 00732993 | 1 | 881 | | [Veolia Es (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/veolia-es-uk-limited-02481991) | 02481991 | 1 | 700 | | [Royal Mail Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/royal-mail-group-ltd-04138203) | 04138203 | 1 | 519 | | [Evri Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/evri-limited-03900782) | 03900782 | 1 | 490 | | [Fedex Express UK Transportation Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/fedex-express-uk-transportation-limited-01628530) | 01628530 | 1 | 395 | | [Gxo Logistics UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/gxo-logistics-uk-limited-sc037270) | SC037270 | 1 | 340 | | [DHL Ecommerce UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dhl-ecommerce-uk-limited-00965783) | 00965783 | 1 | 334 | | [UPS Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/ups-ltd-01933173) | 01933173 | 1 | 331 | | [Birmingham City Council](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/birmingham-city-council-od0000041) | — | 1 | 308 | | [Inpost UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/inpost-uk-limited-08090698) | 08090698 | 1 | 305 | | [Biffa Waste Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/biffa-waste-services-limited-00946107) | 00946107 | 1 | 293 | | [Severn Trent Water Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/severn-trent-water-ltd-02366686) | 02366686 | 1 | 282 | ## Licence mix | Category | Licence type | Licences | Vehicles | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | | Goods | Restricted | 3,472 | 16,191 | | Goods | Standard National | 2,903 | 34,276 | | Goods | Standard International | 1,239 | 17,665 | | PSV | Standard National | 198 | 3,785 | | PSV | Standard International | 175 | 2,979 | | PSV | Restricted | 101 | 149 | 48 curtailed, 4 suspended; all others valid. ## 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 changes in this file](https://haulierscope.co.uk/changes/2026-09-07) ## Towns Towns with at least five company licences that have an operating centre there. - [Alcester](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/alcester) (20) - [Aldridge](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/aldridge) (19) - [Ashbourne](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/ashbourne) (5) - [Atherstone](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/atherstone) (51) - [Bedworth](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/bedworth) (35) - [Bewdley](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/bewdley) (6) - [Bilston](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/bilston) (139) - [Birmingham](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/birmingham) (895) - [Bishops Castle](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/bishops-castle) (6) - [Bridgnorth](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/bridgnorth) (36) - [Broadway](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/broadway) (7) - [Bromsgrove](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/bromsgrove) (91) - [Bromyard](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/bromyard) (11) - [Brownhills](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/brownhills) (7) - [Burntwood](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/burntwood) (37) - [Burton-on-Trent](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/burton-on-trent) (157) - [Cannock](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/cannock) (153) - [Cheadle](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/cheadle) (6) - [Church Stretton](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/church-stretton) (10) - [Coleshill](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/coleshill) (12) - [Coventry](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/coventry) (405) - [Cradley Heath](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/cradley-heath) (49) - [Craven Arms](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/craven-arms) (33) - [Darlaston](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/darlaston) (13) - [Droitwich](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/droitwich) (50) - [Dudley](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/dudley) (94) - [Ellesmere](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/ellesmere) (11) - [Essington](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/essington) (6) - [Evesham](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/evesham) (83) - [Great Bridge](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/great-bridge) (9) - [Halesowen](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/halesowen) (61) - [Heath](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/heath) (8) - [Henley-in-Arden](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/henley-in-arden) (14) - [Hereford](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/hereford) (154) - [Hinckley](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/hinckley) (39) - [Kenilworth](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/kenilworth) (16) - [Kidderminster](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/kidderminster) (84) - [Kingswinford](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/kingswinford) (62) - [Kington](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/kington) (18) - [Leamington Spa](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/leamington-spa) (28) - [Ledbury](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/ledbury) (25) - [Leek](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/leek) (43) - [Leominster](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/leominster) (47) - [Lichfield](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/lichfield) (83) - [Ludlow](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/ludlow) (30) - [Lutterworth](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/lutterworth) (33) - [Lye](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/lye) (5) - [Malvern](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/malvern) (29) - [Market Drayton](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/market-drayton) (56) - [Much Wenlock](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/much-wenlock) (7) - [Newcastle under Lyme](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/newcastle-under-lyme) (82) - [Newport](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/newport) (19) - [Nuneaton](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/nuneaton) (112) - [Oldbury](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/oldbury) (173) - [Oswestry](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/oswestry) (94) - [Pershore](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/pershore) (40) - [Redditch](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/redditch) (137) - [Ross-on-Wye](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/ross-on-wye) (34) - [Rowley Regis](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/rowley-regis) (14) - [Rugby](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/rugby) (163) - [Rugeley](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/rugeley) (36) - [Shifnal](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/shifnal) (16) - [Shipston-on-Stour](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/shipston-on-stour) (11) - [Shrewsbury](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/shrewsbury) (206) - [Smethwick](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/smethwick) (133) - [Solihull](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/solihull) (114) - [Southam](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/southam) (39) - [Stafford](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/stafford) (165) - [Stoke-on-Trent](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/stoke-on-trent) (470) - [Stone](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/stone) (46) - [Stourbridge](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/stourbridge) (67) - [Stourport-on-Severn](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/stourport-on-severn) (35) - [Stratford-upon-Avon](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/stratford-upon-avon) (64) - [Studley](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/studley) (9) - [Sutton Coldfield](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/sutton-coldfield) (111) - [Tamworth](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/tamworth) (196) - [Telford](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/telford) (234) - [Tenbury Wells](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/tenbury-wells) (16) - [Tewkesbury](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/tewkesbury) (8) - [Tipton](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/tipton) (185) - [Uttoxeter](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/uttoxeter) (55) - [Walsall](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/walsall) (276) - [Warwick](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/warwick) (70) - [Wednesbury](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/wednesbury) (218) - [West Bromwich](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/west-bromwich) (150) - [Whitchurch](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/whitchurch) (48) - [Willenhall](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/willenhall) (165) - [Wishaw](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/wishaw) (7) - [Wolverhampton](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/wolverhampton) (444) - [Wombourne](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/wombourne) (5) - [Worcester](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/worcester) (148) ## Reports for West Midlands - [All operators in West Midlands](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands/operators) - [Insolvency watch: West Midlands](https://haulierscope.co.uk/insolvency-watch/west-midlands) - [Companies House filing watch: West Midlands](https://haulierscope.co.uk/filing-watch/west-midlands) - [Public inquiries in West Midlands](https://haulierscope.co.uk/public-inquiries/west-midlands) - [Earned recognition in West Midlands](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition/west-midlands) - [Continuations due](https://haulierscope.co.uk/continuations) - [Atom feed of changes in West Midlands](https://haulierscope.co.uk/feeds/area/west-midlands.xml) ## Guides - [The 8 traffic areas explained](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/traffic-areas) - [Do you need an operator licence?](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/do-i-need-an-operator-licence) - [How to get an operator licence](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/how-to-get-an-operator-licence) - [What happens at a public inquiry](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/traffic-commissioner-public-inquiry) - [How to check a haulier's operator licence](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/how-to-check-a-haulier) --- Canonical page: https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-midlands Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. HaulierScope is an independent service, not affiliated with DVSA or the Traffic Commissioners. It is updated when DVSA publishes a new file, usually weekly.