Coach and bus operators · Berkshire
Coach companies in Reading
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Reading, Berkshire: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 26 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Reading; the largest fleet is Reading Transport Ltd (240 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 26
- PSV licences
- 29
- Vehicles on these licences
- 542
- Earned recognition
- 1
Coach and bus companies in Reading
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Reading, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Reading. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading Transport LtdStandard International · 02004963 | 1 | 240 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Horseman Coaches LimitedStandard International · 01339276 | 2 | 70 | Active |
| 3 | Stewarts Coaches LimitedStandard International · 04611147 | 3 | 36 | Active |
| 4 | Southern Coach Lines LtdStandard International · 11366175 | 1 | 30 | Active |
| 5 | Wishford Education Holdings LimitedStandard National · 13760886 | 1 | 28 | Active |
| 6 | Abc Travel (Wokingham) LimitedStandard National · 10861375 | 1 | 15 | Active |
| 7 | D J Travel of Berkshire LtdStandard National · 06683216 | 3 | 15 | Active |
| 8 | Awe PLCStandard National · 02763902 | 1 | 13 | Active |
| 9 | Tk Travel LtdStandard International · 07003008 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 10 | Kingfisher Mini Coaches LimitedStandard National · 09356167 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 11 | Elite Mini Coaches LtdStandard National · 09538908 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 12 | Green Metro Cars Reading LtdStandard National · 09103413 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 13 | Grosvenor Chauffeur Cars LimitedStandard National · 03599261 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 14 | Hall Hunter Partnership (Farming)Standard National · 04294824 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 15 | The Busman LimitedStandard International · 11302745 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 16 | Green Metro Coaches LtdStandard International · 15601169 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 17 | Mia Ecgoing Travel LimitedStandard International · 11200167 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 18 | Airport Executive Cars Online LtdStandard International · 09775015 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 19 | Berkshires Big Red Bus Company LimitedStandard National · 09313783 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 20 | Oratory Preparatory School LimitedStandard International · 12267555 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 21 | Crown Wheelchair Travel LtdRestricted · 03852850 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 22 | Dolphin School LimitedRestricted · 12376081 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 23 | Fd Travels LtdRestricted · 08469374 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 | Forest Personnel LimitedRestricted · 06899597 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 25 | Gravity Personnel LtdRestricted · 16948249 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 26 | Rapid Personnel LtdRestricted · 04356501 | 1 | 2 | Active |
Plus 3 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
48% of the 29 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 International PSV10 34%
- Standard National PSV10 34%
- Restricted PSV9 31%
- 1 vehicles:2 licences
- 2 vehicles:7 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:5 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:6 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:4 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:3 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:1 licences
- 100+ vehicles:1 licences
Before you book a coach in Reading
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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