Coach and bus operators · Bedfordshire
Coach companies in Bedford
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Bedford, Bedfordshire: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 16 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Bedford; the largest fleet is Cambus Limited (472 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 16
- PSV licences
- 18
- Vehicles on these licences
- 775
- Earned recognition
- 2
Coach and bus companies in Bedford
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Bedford, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Bedford. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambus LimitedStandard National · 01822941 | 1 | 472 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Universitybus LtdStandard International · 02350582 | 1 | 110 | Active |
| 3 | Grant Palmer LimitedStandard National · 07183222 | 1 | 60 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 4 | Clydes Minibuses LtdStandard National · 07241522 | 1 | 23 | Active |
| 5 | Havanna Cars LtdStandard National · 06449730 | 2 | 22 | Active |
| 6 | E P L Cars LtdStandard International · 08479025 | 2 | 20 | Active |
| 7 | Expresslines LtdStandard International · 01021862 | 2 | 20 | Active |
| 8 | Clapham Cars LtdStandard International · 10596192 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 9 | Citilink Solutions LimitedStandard National · 10553448 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 10 | 247 Taxi Line LimitedStandard National · 11306969 | 1 | 5 | Active – proposal to strike off |
| 11 | Weberbus LimitedStandard International · 11071995 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 12 | Gemini Cars LimitedRestricted · 07759098 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 13 | Orchard Prep LimitedRestricted · 08260830 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 14 | Sama Healthcare LimitedStandard International · 11407078 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 15 | Edusports (Bedford) LimitedRestricted · 12162921 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 16 | Excel Travel LtdStandard National · 14408096 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 2 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
44% of the 18 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.
- Standard International PSV8 44%
- Standard National PSV7 39%
- Restricted PSV3 17%
Before you book a coach in Bedford
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 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 10 October 2026. How we read it
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