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Operator licences in Torquay

23 companies and organisations hold 23 operator licences with an operating centre in Torquay, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators
23
Company licences
23
Vehicles authorised
965
Sole trader or partnership
3 counted only

Torquay at a glance

  • Licence types: 0 Standard International, 16 Standard National and 7 Restricted.
  • 4 licences (17%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
  • 11 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 4 authorise more than 50.
  • Company licences here authorise 42 vehicles on average, against 11.8 across the West of England traffic area.
  • The largest operator, Stagecoach Devon Ltd, holds 49% of the vehicles authorised in Torquay.

Largest operators in Torquay

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

  1. Stagecoach Devon Ltd475 vehicles
  2. National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) PLC125 vehicles
  3. Rawle Gammon & Baker Holdings Ltd81 vehicles
  4. Wolseley UK Limited80 vehicles
  5. Wales & West Utilities Ltd47 vehicles
  6. Network Plus Services Ltd28 vehicles
  7. Daish's Coaches Limited26 vehicles
  8. Tolchards Ltd18 vehicles
  9. Inter-Line Building Supplies Limited17 vehicles
  10. Daishs Hotel Ltd16 vehicles

All operator licences

Filter licences in TorquayLicence type, goods or PSV, status, fleet size, earned recognition, Companies House flags
Operator licences in Torquay, by vehicles authorised
OperatorLicenceTypePostcode districtVehiclesStatus
SNStagecoach Devon LtdPH1020951Standard National (PSV)TQ2475Valid
SNNational Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) PLCOH0045198Standard NationalTQ1125Valid
RRawle Gammon & Baker Holdings LtdOH0009135RestrictedTQ281Valid
SNWolseley UK LimitedOH0001465Standard NationalTQ180Valid
SNWales & West Utilities LtdOH1104269Standard NationalTQ247Valid
SNNetwork Plus Services LtdOH2002516Standard NationalTQ228Valid
SNDaish's Coaches LimitedPH1033761Standard National (PSV)TQ126Valid
SNTolchards LtdOH1094871Standard NationalTQ218Valid
RInter-Line Building Supplies LimitedOH0149594RestrictedTQ217Valid
SNDaishs Hotel LtdPH0005716Standard National (PSV)TQ116Valid
SNE Wiltshire & Son (Torquay) LtdOH0092805Standard NationalTQ19Valid
SN209 Contract (Torbay) LtdPH2043232Standard National (PSV)TQ27Valid
RFrank H Mann Torquay LtdOH0102989RestrictedTQ25Valid
SNT. Horton & Son LimitedOH0224447Standard NationalTQ25Valid
SNLee Parmenter Contractors LimitedOH2068622Standard NationalTQ25Valid
SNGlanvile Metals LimitedOH1025734Standard NationalTQ24Valid
RRainbow Skips and Recycling LimitedOH1122401RestrictedTQ24Curtailed
SNMdp South West LtdOH1130056Standard NationalTQ24Valid
RB H L Scaffolding LimitedOH1115571RestrictedTQ13Valid
SNTorbay Seaways & Stevedores LtdOH1087867Standard NationalTQ22Valid
RSquires M LimitedOH2009256RestrictedTQ12Valid
RBrant Andrew LtdOH1148881RestrictedTQ21Valid
SNTony Brown Logistics LimitedOH2056513Standard NationalTQ11Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 23 company licences in Torquay authorise 7 vehicles or fewer, and 48% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Torquay
  1. 1 vehicle:2 licences
  2. 2 vehicles:2 licences
  3. 3–5 vehicles:7 licences
  4. 6–10 vehicles:2 licences
  5. 11–25 vehicles:3 licences
  6. 26–50 vehicles:3 licences
  7. 51–100 vehicles:2 licences
  8. 100+ vehicles:2 licences

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DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . How we read it

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