Coach and bus operators · Scotland
Coach companies in Angus
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in the Angus 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: 6 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the Angus council area, plus 2 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Fife Scottish Omnibuses Ltd, authorised for 544 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 6
- PSV licences
- 8
- Vehicles on these licences
- 632
- Standard licences
- 7
Coach and bus companies in Angus
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Angus, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Angus. 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 | J P Minicoaches LtdStandard National · SC268643 | 1 | 28 | Active |
| 3 | Wisharts (Friockheim) LtdStandard National · SC408493 | 1 | 15 | Active |
| 4 | Shorts Travel LimitedStandard National · SC505648 | 2 | 10 | Active |
| 5 | Alexander Melville LtdStandard International · SC076085 | 2 | 6 | Active |
| 6 | Fairway Travel (Scotland) LimitedStandard National · SC397796 | 1 | 4 | Active |
Plus 2 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Angus with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Forfar 4
- Arbroath 2
- Kirriemuir 1
Licence types and fleet sizes
25% of the 8 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 13. 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 PSV4 50%
- Standard International PSV3 38%
- Restricted PSV1 13%
Before you book a coach in Angus
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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