--- title: "Coach companies in Aberdeen" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/aberdeen markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/aberdeen.md dvsa_file_date: 2026-10-07 publisher: HaulierScope licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) --- # Coach companies in Aberdeen > Check a coach or bus company's PSV licence before you book: 19 operators in Aberdeen, 2,084 vehicles authorised, fleet sizes, status. Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026 (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/2a67d1ee-8f1b-43a3-8bc6-e8772d162a3c/traffic-commissioners-goods-and-public-service-vehicle-operator-licence-records). Coach and bus operators · Scotland Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 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 528 vehicles. - **Coach and bus companies:** 19 - **PSV licences:** 21 - **Vehicles on these licences:** 2,084 - **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 Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0000004) Standard International · SC026126 | 2 | 528 | Earned recognition Active | | 2 | [Bluebird Buses Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0000005) Standard International · SC019039 | 3 | 406 | Earned recognition Active | | 3 | [First Aberdeen Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0000631) Standard National · SC097420 | 1 | 214 | Earned recognition Active | | 4 | [Loch Lomond Bus Services Ltd.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1036390) Standard International · SC240425 | 1 | 190 | Active | | 5 | [Tayside Public Transport Company Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0001793) Standard National · SC097606 | 1 | 174 | Active | | 6 | [Ember Core Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2025892) Standard National · SC633049 | 1 | 171 | Active | | 7 | [Rabbie's Trail Burners Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/rabbies-trail-burners-limited-sc164516) Standard National · SC164516 | 1 | 90 | Active | | 8 | [Watermill Coaches Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1012789) Standard National · SC235065 | 1 | 65 | Active | | 9 | [Central Taxis (Aberdeen) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0002724) Standard International · SC087498 | 1 | 52 | Active | | 10 | [Maynes Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1033727) Standard International · SC264683 | 1 | 45 | Earned recognition Active | | 11 | [Geo Amey Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/geo-amey-limited-07556404) Standard National · 07556404 | 1 | 41 | Active | | 12 | [J D Peace & Co (Aberdeen) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0001586) Standard National · SC100375 | 1 | 30 | Active | | 13 | [Falcon Coach Hire Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2004526) Standard National · SC165541 | 1 | 25 | Active | | 14 | [Simpsons Coaches Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2009799) Standard International · SC209659 | 1 | 20 | Active | | 15 | [Apcoa Parking (UK) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/apcoa-parking-uk-ltd-02572947) Standard National · 02572947 | 1 | 8 | Active | | 16 | [Whytes Coaches Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1078024) Standard International · SC333425 | 1 | 8 | Active | | 17 | [Leathan Taxis Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2072605) Standard National · SC519285 | 3 | 6 | Active | | 18 | [Aberdeen Minibus Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2078080) Standard National · SC825447 | 1 | 3 | Active | | 19 | [Aberdeen International Airport Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2009934) Restricted · 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](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/aberdeen/aberdeen) - Boundary 1 - Kingswells 1 ## Postcode districts Company PSV licences by postcode district, Aberdeen 1. Postcode district AB12: 8 company licences 2. Postcode district AB23: 4 company licences 3. Postcode district AB21: 3 company licences 4. Postcode district AB11: 2 company licences 5. Postcode district AB15: 2 company licences 6. Postcode district AB22: 1 company licences 7. 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. PSV licences in Aberdeen by type - Standard National PSV **12** 57% - Standard International PSV **7** 33% - Restricted PSV **2** 10% PSV licences in Aberdeen by vehicles authorised 1. 1 vehicles: 0 licences 2. 2 vehicles: 2 licences 3. 3–5 vehicles: 2 licences 4. 6–10 vehicles: 3 licences 5. 11–25 vehicles: 2 licences 6. 26–50 vehicles: 3 licences 7. 51–100 vehicles: 3 licences 8. 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. ## Nearby - [Coach companies in Aberdeenshire 21](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/aberdeenshire) - [Coach companies in Angus 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/angus) - [Coach companies in Moray 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/moray) - [Coach companies in Dundee 10](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/dundee) - [Coach companies in Perth and Kinross 12](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/perth-and-kinross) - [Coach companies in Fife 22](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/fife) - [Hauliers in Aberdeen](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/aberdeen) - [All counties](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators) ## More data and tools - [**Upcoming public inquiries** Traffic Commissioner public inquiries listed for companies, by traffic area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/public-inquiries) - [**Haulier insolvency watch** Licences held by companies in liquidation or administration.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/insolvency-watch) - [**Companies House filing watch** Hauliers whose accounts are overdue at Companies House.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/filing-watch) - [**Continuation dates by month** Which operator licences are due for continuation, and when.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/continuations) - [**DVSA earned recognition list** Operators in DVSA's earned recognition scheme, by traffic area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition) - [**Data status** How old each source is and when we last checked it.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/status) - [**Applications and Decisions by area** The latest weekly bulletin in each traffic area: new applications, objection deadlines, grants and refusals.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/applications-and-decisions) - [**New operator licences granted** Every new goods and PSV licence granted, month by month, with the companies named.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/new-operator-licences) - [**Licences revoked, surrendered or terminated** Licences the Traffic Commissioners list each month as revoked, surrendered or terminated, in their own wording.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licences-ended) Guides - [How to check a PSV operator licence](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/psv-operator-licence-check) - [Types of operator licence](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/operator-licence-types) - [What curtailed, suspended and revoked mean](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/curtailed-suspended-revoked) DVSA file 7 Oct 2026 Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026, read 8 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 8 October 2026. [How we read it](https://haulierscope.co.uk/methodology) Contains public sector information licensed under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Company status: Companies House register. Contains Companies House data. County lookup: ONS Postcode Directory (August 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. --- Canonical page: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/aberdeen Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Companies House data. HaulierScope is an independent service, not affiliated with DVSA or the Traffic Commissioners. It is updated when DVSA publishes a new file, usually weekly.