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Operator licences in Reading

322 companies and organisations hold 323 operator licences with an operating centre in Reading, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators: 322
Company licences: 323
Vehicles authorised: 12,296
Sole trader or partnership: 57 counted only

Reading at a glance

Licence types: 46 Standard International, 121 Standard National and 156 Restricted.
26 licences (8%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
158 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 47 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 38.1 vehicles on average, against 11.8 across the West of England traffic area.
The largest operator, Wincanton Holdings Limited, holds 10% of the vehicles authorised in Reading.

Largest operators in Reading

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

Wincanton Holdings Limited1,188 vehicles
Tesco Distribution Ltd752 vehicles
Sysco GB Limited516 vehicles
Sse PLC500 vehicles
John Lewis PLC461 vehicles
Bfs Group Limited421 vehicles
Dpdgroup UK Ltd382 vehicles
Grundon Waste Management Ltd373 vehicles
Lanes Group Limited334 vehicles
Veolia Es (UK) Limited321 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in Reading, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Wincanton Holdings Limited	OH2071134	Standard International	RG7	1,188	Valid
Tesco Distribution Ltd	OH0216970	Standard National	RG2	752	Valid
Sysco GB Limited	OH1015326	Standard National	RG6	516	Valid
Sse PLC	OH1001752	Restricted	RG3	500	Valid
John Lewis PLC	OH0145158	Standard National	RG1	461	Valid
Bfs Group Limited	OH2073508	Standard National	RG2	421	Valid
Dpdgroup UK Ltd	OH0211908	Standard National	RG2	382	Valid
Grundon Waste Management Ltd	OH1045311	Standard National	RG10	373	Valid
Lanes Group Limited	OH1090490	Restricted	RG2	334	Valid
Veolia Es (UK) Limited	OH0216890	Standard National	RG7	321	Valid
UPS Ltd	OH0203553	Standard National	RG1	280	Valid
Dx Network Services Limited	OH1133717	Standard National	RG31	248	Valid
Reading Transport Ltd	PH0005856	Standard International (PSV)	RG1	240	Valid
Maritime Transport Limited	OH0223026	Standard International	RG2	238	Valid
DHL International (UK) Ltd	OH1113088	Standard International	RG2	227	Valid
Travis Perkins PLC	OH1087426	Restricted	RG2	225	Valid
Booker Ltd	OH0211684	Restricted	RG2	206	Valid
Huws Gray Ltd	OH2057791	Restricted	RG7	206	Valid
Sig Trading Limited	OH0211863	Restricted	RG30	195	Valid
Boc Limited	OH0002959	Standard International	RG2	186	Valid
Johnsons Textile Services Limited	OH0224295	Restricted	RG2	173	Valid
Turners (Soham) Ltd	OH0214453	Standard National	RG7	169	Valid
Wfl (UK) Limited	OH0088072	Standard National	RG7	157	Valid
Certas Energy UK Limited	OH1040418	Standard National	RG7	156	Valid
Holcim UK Limited	OH0220020	Standard National	RG10	150	Valid
R Collard Ltd	OH0225019	Standard National	RG1	149	Valid
Thames Water Utilities Limited	OH2078684	Restricted	RG2	113	Valid
Fcc Environment (UK) Limited	OH2065757	Standard National	RG2	103	Valid
Elis UK Limited	OH2017228	Restricted	RG4	96	Valid
Day Group Limited	OH1015008	Standard National	RG7	92	Valid
Sydenhams Ltd	OH0200111	Restricted	RG7	85	Valid
Gap Group Ltd	OH1011519	Standard National	RG2	85	Valid
Bunzl UK Limited	OH0215270	Restricted	RG7	83	Valid
Kier Transportation Limited	OH1062368	Standard National	RG2	83	Valid
Oxalis Logistics UK Limited	OH0214653	Standard National	RG7	79	Valid
Wessex Petroleum Limited	OH0207068	Standard National	RG7	75	Valid
Hazell & Jefferies Ltd	OH0206566	Standard National	RG8	74	Valid
Breedon Trading Limited	OH1121603	Standard National	RG7	70	Valid
Pulleyn Transport Limited	OH2009575	Standard International	RG7	70	Valid
Horseman Coaches Limited	PH0005860	Standard International (PSV)	RG2	70	Valid
M T S Cleansing Services Ltd	OH1097941	Standard National	RG10	68	Valid
Uch Logistics Ltd	OH1141713	Standard International	RG7	68	Valid
NHS Blood and Transplant	OH0210497	Restricted	RG5	64	Valid
Greenergy Flexigrid Limited	OH1120153	Standard International	RG7	62	Valid
Reading Borough Council	OH0204225	Standard National	RG2	60	Valid
Speedy Asset Services Ltd	OH1095071	Restricted	RG2	60	Valid
Automobile Association Developments Ltd	OH1124264	Standard National	RG2	55	Valid
B D T Transport Ltd	OH1094486	Standard International	RG5	45	Valid
Awe PLC	OH0224348	Standard International	RG7	41	Valid
Selco Trade Centres Limited	OH0217107	Restricted	RG30	40	Valid
C T S (GB) Ltd	OH0221119	Standard International	RG7	40	Valid
Hire Station Limited	OH1038521	Restricted	RG1	40	Valid
J.W. Suckling Transport Limited	OH0217080	Standard National	RG7	39	Valid
A Better Service Ltd	OH0223275	Standard National	RG10	39	Valid
Scotia Gas Networks Limited	OH1045996	Restricted	RG1	38	Valid
Inpost UK Limited	OH2083719	Standard National	RG2	37	Valid
Select Environmental Services Ltd	OH1047567	Standard National	RG2	36	Valid
Stewarts Coaches Limited	PH1015848	Standard International (PSV)	RG5	36	Valid
F M Conway Limited	OH2001686	Standard National	RG7	35	Valid
Xpo Bulk UK Limited	OH1105278	Standard International	RG7	34	Valid
Macfarlane Group UK Ltd	OH0153088	Standard National	RG30	33	Valid
Hills Quarry Products Limited	OH1052046	Standard National	RG7	32	Valid
Alan Hadley Ltd	OH0205413	Standard National	RG7	30	Valid
Grant & Stone Limited	OH1002035	Restricted	RG7	30	Valid
Aldermaston Recycling Ltd	OH1020435	Restricted	RG7	30	Valid
Barrett Steel Limited	OH1111911	Restricted	RG1	30	Valid
Southern Coach Lines Ltd	PH2015826	Standard International (PSV)	RG7	30	Valid
Wishford Education Holdings Limited	PH2089992	Standard National (PSV)	RG30	28	Valid
City Plumbing Supplies Holdings Limited	OH2013148	Restricted	RG1	27	Valid
UK Plumbing Supplies Limited	OH2047533	Restricted	RG2	24	Valid
Timeline Television Ltd	OH2081207	Restricted	RG2	22	Valid
4 Corners Logistics Limited	OH1124087	Standard National	RG7	21	Valid
Gts (Reading) Ltd	OH2014621	Standard International	RG30	21	Valid
Business Moves Ltd	OH0207317	Standard National	RG2	20	Valid
F Sherwood & Sons (Shepshed) Ltd	OH1053630	Standard National	RG7	20	Valid
Premier Forest Products Limited	OH1143557	Restricted	RG2	20	Valid
Fcl Event Logistics Limited	OH1147874	Standard International	RG19	20	Valid
Generation (UK) Ltd	OH0206806	Restricted	RG7	19	Valid
Speedy Fuels Limited	OH2078706	Standard National	RG10	18	Valid
Charles Wilson Engineers Ltd	OH1072101	Restricted	RG1	17	Valid
Ocu Services Limited	OH2038519	Standard National	RG7	16	Valid
Synergix Logistics Solutions Ltd	OH2074338	Standard National	RG6	16	Valid
Rag Collections Ltd	OH0223972	Restricted	RG30	15	Valid
Safe and Sound Haulage Ltd	OH1059364	Standard National	RG2	15	Valid
Richard Hall Limited	OH1099094	Standard International	RG7	15	Valid
Snap-On U.K. Holdings Limited	OH1103424	Restricted	RG2	15	Valid
Breedon Cement Limited	OH2023217	Restricted	RG7	15	Valid
Wilsons Furnishers Limited	OH2037587	Restricted	RG1	15	Valid
Bells & Two Tones Fire & Rescue Limited	OH2049234	Restricted	RG10	15	Valid
D J Travel of Berkshire Ltd	PH1085062	Standard National (PSV)	RG7	15	Curtailed
Abc Travel (Wokingham) Limited	PH2012437	Standard National (PSV)	RG10	15	Valid
Waste Management Systems Ltd	OH1014451	Restricted	RG30	14	Valid
Bennetts Haulage Ltd	OH1106765	Standard International	RG7	14	Valid
Reading Concrete Services Limited	OH1119514	Standard National	RG7	14	Valid
Delivered UK Ltd	OH1122299	Standard National	RG5	13	Valid
Star Platforms Ltd	OH2006932	Restricted	RG7	13	Valid
Building Materials Logistics Ltd	OH2084981	Standard National	RG8	13	Valid
Awe PLC	PH0007060	Standard National (PSV)	RG3	13	Valid
A4 Metal Recycling Ltd	OH1069909	Standard National	RG7	12	Valid
N & B Foods Limited	OH1085369	Restricted	RG30	12	Curtailed
One Call Claims Limited	OH1141174	Standard National	RG2	12	Valid
Posh Interiors Ltd	OH2071383	Standard National	RG7	12	Valid
Garic Limited	OH2084019	Standard National	RG7	12	Valid
Tk Travel Ltd	PH1091335	Standard International (PSV)	RG7	12	Valid
Berkshire Meat Traders Ltd	OH0224401	Restricted	RG30	11	Valid
Barden Contractors Ltd	OH1128675	Standard National	RG7	11	Valid
1ST Class Logistics UK Ltd	OH1130081	Standard National	RG7	11	Valid
Blok 'N' Mesh Global Limited	OH2035999	Restricted	RG7	11	Valid
John George & Sons Ltd	OH0205960	Restricted	RG30	10	Valid
Wilkins (Henley) Ltd	OH0206521	Standard International	RG1	10	Valid
Helpful Hirings Ltd	OH0212754	Restricted	RG10	10	Valid
J V Foods Ltd	OH1006650	Restricted	RG7	10	Valid
Farnborough Tool Hire Limited	OH1105198	Restricted	RG2	10	Valid
Options Energy Services Limited	OH1106178	Restricted	RG7	10	Valid
Swiftpak Ltd	OH1111555	Restricted	RG7	10	Valid
A.T. Stannard Limited	OH1118258	Restricted	RG30	10	Curtailed
Lee Marley Brickwork Ltd	OH1145507	Restricted	RG5	10	Valid
Cosy Stone Ltd	OH2066602	Restricted	RG7	10	Valid
Anaahat Group Ltd	OH2073754	Standard International	RG30	10	Valid
Chequers Transport (Bedford) Ltd	OH2075893	Standard National	RG30	10	Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 323 company licences in Reading authorise 6 vehicles or fewer, and 49% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Reading

1 vehicle:39 licences
2 vehicles:44 licences
3–5 vehicles:75 licences
6–10 vehicles:57 licences
11–25 vehicles:39 licences
26–50 vehicles:22 licences
51–100 vehicles:19 licences
100+ vehicles:28 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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