Coach and bus operators · Bedfordshire
Coach companies in Luton
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Luton, Bedfordshire: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 21 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Luton; the largest fleet is Arriva the Shires Limited (215 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 21
- PSV licences
- 26
- Vehicles on these licences
- 571
- Earned recognition
- 1
Coach and bus companies in Luton
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Luton, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Luton. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arriva the Shires LimitedStandard National · 02116519 | 1 | 215 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | National Express LimitedStandard National · 00232767 | 1 | 120 | Active |
| 3 | Centrebus LtdStandard National · 03872099 | 1 | 50 | Active |
| 4 | Premier Minibus & Car Hire LtdStandard National · 05357779 | 2 | 35 | Active |
| 5 | County Coaches (UK) LLPStandard International · OC360841 | 1 | 17 | Active |
| 6 | Tates Coaches LtdStandard National · 04936476 | 2 | 15 | Active |
| 7 | Three Star (Luton) LtdStandard International · 04360029 | 1 | 15 | Active |
| 8 | Theobolds Coaches & Holidays LtdStandard International · 04894948 | 1 | 14 | Active |
| 9 | 7 Plus Travel LtdStandard National · 08635674 | 2 | 10 | Active |
| 10 | Apcoa Parking (UK) LtdStandard National · 02572947 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 11 | Airparks Services LtdStandard National · 02652781 | 1 | 9 | Active |
| 12 | Centrebus East LtdStandard National · 07684224 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 13 | Ahaa Travel Services LtdStandard National · 16176629 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 14 | Sarwar Rental & Hire LtdStandard International · 14527886 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 15 | Aaa Transport Service LtdStandard National · 08495860 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 16 | Ltn Minibuses LimitedStandard International · 15731691 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 17 | Lux Travel and Tours LtdStandard International · 16456430 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 18 | Ezywizz LimitedStandard National · 15522298 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 | Hats Group LtdStandard International · 03135655 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 20 | Jj Coaches LtdStandard International · 16358917 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 21 | Knight Line LtdStandard National · 16396109 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 5 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
50% of the 26 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 6. 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 PSV15 58%
- Standard International PSV10 38%
- Restricted PSV1 4%
- 1 vehicles:4 licences
- 2 vehicles:6 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:3 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:4 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:4 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:3 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:0 licences
- 100+ vehicles:2 licences
Before you book a coach in Luton
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 9 October 2026. How we read it
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