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Biggest coach and bus operators in East of England
The 50 companies with the most vehicles authorised on PSV operator licences issued by the Traffic Commissioner for the East of England, from the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.
The biggest coach and bus operator in the East of England traffic area is Cambus Limited, with 472 vehicles authorised on its PSV licences issued there. The top 10 hold 26% of the area’s 10,993 vehicles.
- Number 1, vehicles
- 472
- Top 10 share of the area
- 26%
- Also in the national top 100
- 16
- Companies in the area
- 513
Top 10 in East of England
- 1. Cambus Limited (UK #36)472 vehicles, 4%
- 2. First Essex Buses Ltd (UK #45)361 vehicles, 3%
- 3. First Eastern Counties Buses Limited (UK #46)360 vehicles, 3%
- 4. Arriva Kent Thameside Ltd (UK #37)342 vehicles, 3%
- 5. Lincolnshire Road Car Company Limited (UK #11)270 vehicles, 2%
- 6. Midland Red (South) Limited (UK #29)251 vehicles, 2%
- 7. Konectbus Limited (UK #67)227 vehicles, 2%
- 8. Leicester Citybus Limited (UK #68)220 vehicles, 2%
- 9. Arriva the Shires Limited (UK #69)215 vehicles, 2%
- 10. Metroline Travel Ltd (UK #3)190 vehicles, 2%
Top 50
Only licences issued in East of England count here, so a national group ranks by its East of England fleet. Share = share of all vehicles on PSV licences in the area.
| Rank | Company | Vehicles | Trailers | Licences | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambus LimitedCompany 01822941DVSA earned recognition | 472 | 0 | 1 | 4.3% |
| 2 | First Essex Buses LtdCompany 01961457DVSA earned recognition | 361 | 0 | 1 | 3.3% |
| 3 | First Eastern Counties Buses LimitedCompany 00257815DVSA earned recognition | 360 | 0 | 1 | 3.3% |
| 4 | Arriva Kent Thameside LtdCompany 02005266DVSA earned recognition | 342 | 0 | 1 | 3.1% |
| 5 | Lincolnshire Road Car Company LimitedCompany 00232799DVSA earned recognition | 270 | 0 | 1 | 2.5% |
| 6 | Midland Red (South) LimitedCompany 01556310DVSA earned recognition | 251 | 0 | 1 | 2.3% |
| 7 | Konectbus LimitedCompany 03149258 | 227 | 0 | 1 | 2.1% |
| 8 | Leicester Citybus LimitedCompany 02000072DVSA earned recognition | 220 | 0 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 9 | Arriva the Shires LimitedCompany 02116519DVSA earned recognition | 215 | 0 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 10 | Metroline Travel LtdCompany 02328401 | 190 | 0 | 1 | 1.7% |
| 11 | Arriva Midlands LtdCompany 02141078DVSA earned recognition | 168 | 0 | 1 | 1.5% |
| 12 | Central Connect Transport LimitedCompany 09964786 | 146 | 0 | 1 | 1.3% |
| 13 | Stephensons of Essex LtdCompany 01815977 | 140 | 0 | 1 | 1.3% |
| 14 | Sanders Coaches LimitedCompany 04592984 | 125 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% |
| 15 | Carousel Buses LtdCompany 04062073 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% |
| 15 | National Express LimitedCompany 00232767 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% |
| 17 | P C Coaches of Lincoln LtdCompany 03778521 | 110 | 0 | 1 | 1.0% |
| 17 | Universitybus LtdCompany 02350582 | 110 | 0 | 1 | 1.0% |
| 19 | Centrebus North LtdCompany 05649134 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 20 | Roberts Tours LtdCompany 03067796 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 21 | Ensign Bus Co LtdCompany 02656574 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 21 | Redline Buses LtdCompany 08758110 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 23 | Ipswich Buses LtdCompany 02000058 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 24 | Lucketts of Watford LimitedCompany 03253147 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 25 | Arriva London North LimitedCompany 02328559DVSA earned recognition | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 25 | Country Lion (Northampton) LtdCompany 00505432DVSA earned recognition | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 25 | Motts Coaches (Aylesbury) LtdCompany 01225257 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 28 | Ron W Dew & Son LtdCompany 01218560 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 28 | Vertas (Ipswich) LimitedCompany 10040474 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 30 | Grant Palmer LimitedCompany 07183222DVSA earned recognition | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 31 | Transport Connect LtdCompany 10156285 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 32 | Brylaine Travel LimitedCompany 04199399 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 32 | Simonds of Botesdale LimitedCompany 02299468 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 32 | Whippet Coaches LimitedCompany 00520428 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 35 | Ambassador Travel (Anglia) LtdCompany 01822939 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 35 | Grange Transport LimitedCompany 09846146 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 35 | Red Rose Travel LtdCompany 02945744 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 35 | Sleaford Taxi Co LtdCompany 00812293DVSA earned recognition | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 39 | Babcock Aerospace LimitedCompany 03887962 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 40 | Ausden Clark LimitedCompany 01067886 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 40 | Centrebus LtdCompany 03872099 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 40 | Galloway European Coachlines LtdCompany 01185283 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 40 | Marks Transport Group LtdCompany 04567563 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 40 | Moulton Minibus Service LimitedCompany 15349721 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 40 | Wood's Coaches LimitedCompany 00968555 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 46 | London Hire Community Services LtdCompany 08398077 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 47 | Coach Services LtdCompany 00446317 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 47 | Jetsie LtdCompany 01362948 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 47 | Kinchbus LtdCompany 02116469 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 47 | Nibsbuses LimitedCompany 01351098 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
Biggest coach and bus operators in the UK (Great Britain), top 100
How we rank
From the DVSA operator licence file dated 7 October 2026. Each company is ranked by the vehicles authorised on its PSV operator licences issued in the East of England traffic area. “Authorised” is the most vehicles the Traffic Commissioner allows the company to run, not a count of vehicles on the road on one day.
One row is one legal entity with its Companies House number. Companies in the same group are ranked separately. Public bodies, charities and other organisations are left out, and sole traders and partnerships are never ranked by name. Earned recognition is DVSA’s list; the Companies House status is shown when it is not “active”.
DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 11 October 2026. How we read it
Company facts: Companies House register at . Contains Companies House data.Earned recognition: DVSA’s list updated .
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