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Biggest coach and bus operators in West of England
The 50 companies with the most vehicles authorised on PSV operator licences issued by the Traffic Commissioner for the West of England, from the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.
The biggest coach and bus operator in the West of England traffic area is Go South Coast Limited, with 900 vehicles authorised on its PSV licences issued there. The top 10 hold 39% of the area’s 10,977 vehicles.
- Number 1, vehicles
- 900
- Top 10 share of the area
- 39%
- Also in the national top 100
- 18
- Companies in the area
- 421
Top 10 in West of England
- 1. Go South Coast Limited (UK #8)900 vehicles, 8%
- 2. First West of England Limited (UK #15)675 vehicles, 6%
- 3. Stagecoach Devon Ltd (UK #35)475 vehicles, 4%
- 4. Plymouth Citybus Ltd (UK #38)410 vehicles, 4%
- 5. Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Co Ltd (UK #40)395 vehicles, 4%
- 6. Stagecoach (South) Limited (UK #20)378 vehicles, 3%
- 7. First Hampshire & Dorset Limited (UK #50)316 vehicles, 3%
- 8. Specialist Passenger Solutions Limited (UK #55)250 vehicles, 2%
- 9. Reading Transport Ltd (UK #63)240 vehicles, 2%
- 10. Thames Transit Limited (UK #64)238 vehicles, 2%
Top 50
Only licences issued in West of England count here, so a national group ranks by its West of England fleet. Share = share of all vehicles on PSV licences in the area.
| Rank | Company | Vehicles | Trailers | Licences | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go South Coast LimitedCompany 03949597 | 900 | 0 | 1 | 8.2% |
| 2 | First West of England LimitedCompany 00025088DVSA earned recognition | 675 | 0 | 1 | 6.1% |
| 3 | Stagecoach Devon LtdCompany 03142135DVSA earned recognition | 475 | 0 | 1 | 4.3% |
| 4 | Plymouth Citybus LtdCompany 02004966 | 410 | 0 | 1 | 3.7% |
| 5 | Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Co LtdCompany 01713578DVSA earned recognition | 395 | 0 | 1 | 3.6% |
| 6 | Stagecoach (South) LimitedCompany 01673542DVSA earned recognition | 378 | 0 | 1 | 3.4% |
| 7 | First Hampshire & Dorset LimitedCompany 01999120DVSA earned recognition | 316 | 0 | 1 | 2.9% |
| 8 | Specialist Passenger Solutions LimitedCompany 09828017 | 250 | 0 | 1 | 2.3% |
| 9 | Reading Transport LtdCompany 02004963DVSA earned recognition | 240 | 0 | 1 | 2.2% |
| 10 | Thames Transit LimitedCompany 02272113DVSA earned recognition | 238 | 0 | 1 | 2.2% |
| 11 | The City of Oxford Motor Services LimitedCompany 00091106 | 179 | 0 | 1 | 1.6% |
| 12 | Pulham & Sons (Coaches) LtdCompany 00466434DVSA earned recognition | 147 | 0 | 1 | 1.3% |
| 13 | First Beeline Buses LimitedCompany 02179403DVSA earned recognition | 136 | 0 | 1 | 1.2% |
| 14 | Eurocoaches LtdCompany 02626854 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% |
| 15 | Thames Travel (Wallingford) LtdCompany 04184436 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 1.0% |
| 16 | First South West LimitedCompany 01669417DVSA earned recognition | 93 | 0 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 17 | South West Coaches LtdCompany 03885518 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 18 | Red & White Services LtdCompany 02555509DVSA earned recognition | 88 | 0 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 19 | J N Baker LtdCompany 00397185 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 20 | Amk Chauffeur Drive LtdCompany 05875160 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 20 | Dealtop LimitedCompany 02078288 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 20 | Pete's Airlink LtdCompany 05275942 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 23 | Berrys Coaches (Taunton) LtdCompany 03929705 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 23 | Horseman Coaches LimitedCompany 01339276 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 23 | Taw and Torridge Coaches LtdCompany 01247327 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 26 | Cheney Coaches LtdCompany 01493825 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 26 | Tally Ho! Coaches LimitedCompany 05040510DVSA earned recognition | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 28 | Thames Valley Buses LimitedCompany 01128598 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 29 | Edwards Coaches LtdCompany 04045308 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 29 | H. Luckett & Co. LimitedCompany 01072023DVSA earned recognition | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 29 | Turners Coachways (Bristol) LtdCompany 01369495 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 32 | Aspire Defence Services LtdCompany 04556471 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 33 | Wheelers Travel LimitedCompany 04387297 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 34 | Barnes Coaches LimitedCompany 01626089DVSA earned recognition | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 34 | Bennetts Coaches LimitedCompany 07313076 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 34 | Faresaver LimitedCompany 11241312 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 34 | Green Destinations LtdCompany 08022705DVSA earned recognition | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 34 | Hats Group LtdCompany 03135655 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 34 | National Express LimitedCompany 00232767 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 40 | Alansway Coaches LtdCompany 02847296 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 41 | Roselyn Coaches LimitedCompany 05132789 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 42 | Romsey Coaches LtdCompany 04465503 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 42 | Serco LimitedCompany 00242246 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 44 | Beeline Coaches LimitedCompany 01004803 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 45 | Airsym LtdCompany 10582514 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 45 | Newbury & District LimitedCompany 07491219 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 45 | S J & J M Munden LtdCompany 04806233 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 45 | Xelabus LimitedCompany 07338043 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 49 | Hopleys Coaches LtdCompany 05506733 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 50 | Stewarts Coaches LimitedCompany 04611147 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
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 West 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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