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# Coach companies in Argyll and Bute

> Check a coach or bus company's PSV licence before you book: 9 operators in Argyll and Bute, 563 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 Argyll and Bute 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: **9** companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the Argyll and Bute council area, plus 6 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Craig of Campbeltown Ltd, authorised for 231 vehicles.

- **Coach and bus companies:** 9
- **PSV licences:** 15
- **Vehicles on these licences:** 563
- **Standard licences:** 11

## Coach and bus companies in Argyll and Bute

Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Argyll and Bute, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Argyll and Bute. Company status comes from the Companies House register.

| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Craig of Campbeltown Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0000019) Standard International · SC033868 | 9 | 231 | Active |
| 2 | [Ember Core Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2025892) Standard National · SC633049 | 1 | 171 | Active |
| 3 | [Shiel Buses Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/shiel-buses-ltd-sc201989) Standard National · SC201989 | 1 | 50 | Active |
| 4 | [Mitie (Defence) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/mitie-defence-limited-02574880) Standard National · 02574880 | 1 | 35 | Active |
| 5 | [Garelochhead Minibuses & Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1004153) Standard National · SC203633 | 2 | 22 | Active |
| 6 | [Lochs and Glens (Transport) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1097935) Standard National · SC161833 | 1 | 21 | Active |
| 7 | [Wilsons of Rhu Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1012693) Standard National · SC235655 | 2 | 12 | Active |
| 8 | [B Mundell Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/b-mundell-ltd-sc054931) Standard National · SC054931 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 9 | [Islay Minibus & Taxi Hire Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1099179) Restricted · SC364007 | 1 | 2 | Active |

Plus 6 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.

## Where they are based

Operating-centre towns in Argyll and Bute with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.

- Helensburgh 3
- Isle of Islay 2
- Oban 2
- Campbeltown 1
- Dalmally 1
- Dunoon 1
- Inveraray 1
- Isle of Bute 1
- Isle of Mull 1
- Jura 1
- Lochaline 1
- Lochgilphead 1
- Tarbert 1

## Postcode districts

Company PSV licences by postcode district, Argyll and Bute

1. Postcode district G84: 3 company licences
2. Postcode district PA34: 3 company licences
3. Postcode district PA28: 1 company licences
4. Postcode district PA20: 1 company licences
5. Postcode district PA23: 1 company licences
6. Postcode district PA29: 1 company licences
7. Postcode district PA30: 1 company licences
8. Postcode district PA31: 1 company licences
9. Postcode district PA32: 1 company licences
10. Postcode district PA33: 1 company licences

## Licence types and fleet sizes

47% of the 15 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 8. 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 Argyll and Bute by type

- Standard National PSV **10** 67%
- Restricted PSV **4** 27%
- Standard International PSV **1** 7%

## Before you book a coach in Argyll and Bute

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.

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- [Hauliers in Argyll and Bute](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/argyll-and-bute)
- [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 9 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 9 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.

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