Coach and bus operators · Buckinghamshire
Coach companies in Milton Keynes
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 9 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Milton Keynes; the largest fleet is Arriva the Shires Limited (215 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 9
- PSV licences
- 12
- Vehicles on these licences
- 327
- Earned recognition
- 1
Coach and bus companies in Milton Keynes
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Milton Keynes, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Milton Keynes. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arriva the Shires LimitedStandard National · 02116519 | 2 | 215 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | London Hire Community Services LtdStandard National · 08398077 | 1 | 47 | Active |
| 3 | Bills Minibus & Coach Hire LimitedStandard National · 08241271 | 2 | 30 | Active |
| 4 | Dawsongroup Bus and Coach LimitedStandard National · 02434773 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 5 | 247 Taxi Line LimitedStandard National · 11306969 | 1 | 5 | Active – proposal to strike off |
| 6 | Prime Global Travel LtdStandard International · 14724394 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 7 | The Webber Independent School LtdStandard National · 03833450 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 8 | Acorn Early Years FoundationRestricted · 07703801 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 9 | Buttons Preschools LimitedRestricted · 08022296 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 3 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
58% of the 12 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 4. 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 PSV7 58%
- Restricted PSV4 33%
- Standard International PSV1 8%
Before you book a coach in Milton Keynes
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 11 October 2026. How we read it
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