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Biggest coach and bus operators in London and the South East of England
The 50 companies with the most vehicles authorised on PSV operator licences issued by the Traffic Commissioner for the London and the South East of England, from the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
The biggest coach and bus operator in the London and the South East of England traffic area is London General Transport Services Limited, with 2,507 vehicles authorised on its PSV licences issued there. The top 10 hold 51% of the area’s 18,687 vehicles.
- Number 1, vehicles
- 2,507
- Top 10 share of the area
- 51%
- Also in the national top 100
- 22
- Companies in the area
- 548
Top 10 in London and the South East of England
- 1. London General Transport Services Limited (UK #1)2,507 vehicles, 13%
- 2. Metroline Travel Ltd (UK #3)1,123 vehicles, 6%
- 3. Arriva London North Limited (UK #4)1,112 vehicles, 6%
- 4. London United Busways Ltd (UK #6)950 vehicles, 5%
- 5. East London Bus & Coach Co Ltd (UK #8)930 vehicles, 5%
- 6. Arriva London South Ltd (UK #13)680 vehicles, 4%
- 7. Transport UK London Bus Limited (UK #19)631 vehicles, 3%
- 8. Brighton & Hove Bus & Coach Co Ltd (UK #22)567 vehicles, 3%
- 9. Metroline West Limited (UK #23)560 vehicles, 3%
- 10. South East London & Kent Bus Co Ltd (UK #25)550 vehicles, 3%
Top 50
Only licences issued in London and the South East of England count here, so a national group ranks by its London and the South East of England fleet. Share = share of all vehicles on PSV licences in the area.
| Rank | Company | Vehicles | Trailers | Licences | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London General Transport Services LimitedCompany 02328489 | 2,507 | 0 | 1 | 13% |
| 2 | Metroline Travel LtdCompany 02328401 | 1,123 | 0 | 1 | 6.0% |
| 3 | Arriva London North LimitedCompany 02328559DVSA earned recognition | 1,112 | 0 | 1 | 6.0% |
| 4 | London United Busways LtdCompany 02328561 | 950 | 0 | 1 | 5.1% |
| 5 | East London Bus & Coach Co LtdCompany 02328402DVSA earned recognition | 930 | 0 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 6 | Arriva London South LtdCompany 02328467DVSA earned recognition | 680 | 0 | 1 | 3.6% |
| 7 | Transport UK London Bus LimitedCompany 03786162DVSA earned recognition | 631 | 0 | 1 | 3.4% |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Bus & Coach Co LtdCompany 00307468 | 567 | 0 | 1 | 3.0% |
| 9 | Metroline West LimitedCompany 08401654 | 560 | 0 | 1 | 3.0% |
| 10 | South East London & Kent Bus Co LtdCompany 02328595DVSA earned recognition | 550 | 0 | 1 | 2.9% |
| 11 | East Kent Road Car Company LimitedCompany 00144585DVSA earned recognition | 508 | 0 | 1 | 2.7% |
| 12 | Transport UK West London Bus LimitedCompany 00689260DVSA earned recognition | 352 | 0 | 1 | 1.9% |
| 13 | Hats Group LtdCompany 03135655 | 350 | 0 | 1 | 1.9% |
| 14 | Arriva Kent & Surrey LtdCompany 00114841DVSA earned recognition | 272 | 0 | 1 | 1.5% |
| 15 | Lea Interchange Bus Company LimitedCompany 13867436DVSA earned recognition | 250 | 0 | 1 | 1.3% |
| 16 | Stagecoach (South) LimitedCompany 01673542DVSA earned recognition | 241 | 0 | 1 | 1.3% |
| 17 | London Sovereign LtdCompany 02467207 | 230 | 0 | 1 | 1.2% |
| 18 | London Transit LimitedCompany 13557682 | 173 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% |
| 19 | Centaur Overland Travel LtdCompany 01210180 | 147 | 0 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 20 | Transdev Airport Services LimitedCompany 11893824 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 21 | London Hire Community Services LtdCompany 08398077 | 110 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 22 | Hallmark Connections LimitedCompany 04390228 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 23 | Compass Travel (Sussex) LtdCompany 04096610 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 24 | Grange Travel Coach Hire LtdCompany 09128119DVSA earned recognition | 85 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 25 | The Original Tour LimitedCompany 02328599 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 26 | Falcon Coaches LimitedCompany 07962652 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 27 | Arriva Kent Thameside LtdCompany 02005266DVSA earned recognition | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 28 | East London Bus LtdCompany 06667411 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 29 | Asd Transport LtdCompany 13993620 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 30 | Passenger Plus LtdCompany 07978916 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 30 | The Big Bus Co LtdCompany 01360202 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 32 | Go-Coachhire LimitedCompany 06490924 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 33 | Comet Car Hire (Cch) LtdCompany 06667754 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 34 | Abm Aviation UK LimitedCompany 04900961 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 35 | Britannia Coaches LtdCompany 06951394 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 35 | Chalkwell Coach Hire LimitedCompany 02520842 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 37 | Peoples Choice Transport LtdCompany 12364837 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 37 | Westbus Coach Services LimitedCompany 05565345 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 39 | Hearns Coaches LimitedCompany 04922927 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 40 | First Choice Minibus Services LtdCompany 06077551 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 41 | Anderson Travel LtdCompany 02239051 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 42 | Express Cabs & Couriers LimitedCompany 03356179 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 42 | Nu-Venture Coaches LtdCompany 01239389 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 44 | City Circle UK LimitedCompany 03677686 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 44 | Golden Tours Sightseeing LtdCompany 01792277 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 44 | Kent Coach Travel LtdCompany 04718775 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 47 | Wattsway Travel LtdCompany 15036531 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 48 | 1ST Bus Stop LtdCompany 10211075 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 48 | 247 Transport Solutions LimitedCompany 07009480 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 48 | C.E. Jeatt & Sons LimitedCompany 01184445 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
Biggest coach and bus operators in the UK (Great Britain), top 100
How we rank
From the DVSA operator licence file dated 7 September 2026. Each company is ranked by the vehicles authorised on its PSV operator licences issued in the London and the South 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 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . How we read it
Company facts: Companies House register at . Contains Companies House data.Earned recognition: DVSA’s list updated .
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