Coach and bus operators · Scotland
Coach companies in Aberdeen
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in the Aberdeen council area: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and Companies House status for each company.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 19 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the Aberdeen council area, plus 2 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Fife Scottish Omnibuses Ltd, authorised for 544 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 19
- PSV licences
- 21
- Vehicles on these licences
- 2,056
- Standard licences
- 19
Coach and bus companies in Aberdeen
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Aberdeen, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Aberdeen. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fife Scottish Omnibuses LtdStandard International · SC026126 | 2 | 544 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Bluebird Buses LimitedStandard International · SC019039 | 3 | 406 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 3 | First Aberdeen LtdStandard National · SC097420 | 1 | 214 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 4 | Loch Lomond Bus Services Ltd.Standard International · SC240425 | 1 | 190 | Active |
| 5 | Tayside Public Transport Company LimitedStandard National · SC097606 | 1 | 174 | Active |
| 6 | Ember Core LtdStandard National · SC633049 | 1 | 127 | Active |
| 7 | Rabbie's Trail Burners LimitedStandard National · SC164516 | 1 | 90 | Active |
| 8 | Watermill Coaches LimitedStandard National · SC235065 | 1 | 65 | Active |
| 9 | Central Taxis (Aberdeen) LtdStandard International · SC087498 | 1 | 52 | Active |
| 10 | Maynes Coaches LtdStandard International · SC264683 | 1 | 45 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 11 | Geo Amey LimitedStandard National · 07556404 | 1 | 41 | Active |
| 12 | J D Peace & Co (Aberdeen) LtdStandard National · SC100375 | 1 | 30 | Active |
| 13 | Falcon Coach Hire LimitedStandard National · SC165541 | 1 | 25 | Active |
| 14 | Simpsons Coaches LimitedStandard International · SC209659 | 1 | 20 | Active |
| 15 | Apcoa Parking (UK) LtdStandard National · 02572947 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 16 | Whytes Coaches LimitedStandard International · SC333425 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 17 | Leathan Taxis LimitedStandard National · SC519285 | 3 | 6 | Active |
| 18 | Aberdeen Minibus Services LimitedStandard National · SC825447 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 19 | Aberdeen International Airport LimitedRestricted · SC096622 | 1 | 2 | Active |
Plus 2 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Aberdeen with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Aberdeen 17
- Boundary 1
- Kingswells 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district AB12:8 company licences
- Postcode district AB23:4 company licences
- Postcode district AB21:3 company licences
- Postcode district AB11:2 company licences
- Postcode district AB15:2 company licences
- Postcode district AB22:1 company licences
- Postcode district AB24:1 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
19% of the 21 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 41. A restricted PSV licence covers two vehicles at most, and 9 to 16 seat vehicles only outside a passenger transport business: a full-size coach firm needs a standard licence.
- Standard National PSV12 57%
- Standard International PSV7 33%
- Restricted PSV2 10%
- 1 vehicles:0 licences
- 2 vehicles:2 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:2 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:3 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:2 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:3 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:3 licences
- 100+ vehicles:6 licences
Before you book a coach in Aberdeen
Anyone who runs a vehicle for hire or reward that can carry 9 or more passengers needs a PSV operator licence (GOV.UK). Ask the company for its licence number, open its page here and check that the licence is valid and that the vehicles you need fit its authorisation.
DVSA file 7 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 7 October 2026. How we read it
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