Coach and bus operators · Wales
Coach companies in Caerphilly
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in the Caerphilly principal 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: 11 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the Caerphilly principal area, plus 19 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Red & White Services Ltd, authorised for 451 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 11
- PSV licences
- 30
- Vehicles on these licences
- 653
- Standard licences
- 22
Coach and bus companies in Caerphilly
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Caerphilly, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Caerphilly. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red & White Services LtdStandard International · 02555509 | 1 | 451 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Harris Coaches (Pengam) LtdStandard International · 01191212 | 2 | 40 | Active |
| 3 | First Call Travel LtdStandard National · 06990477 | 1 | 30 | Active |
| 4 | James Executive Travel LtdStandard International · 09861914 | 2 | 15 | Active |
| 5 | Acorn Travel South Wales LimitedStandard International · 04629606 | 1 | 14 | Active |
| 6 | Foreman's Travel LimitedStandard National · 15614230 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 7 | Howells Coaches LtdStandard National · 03696744 | 2 | 12 | Active |
| 8 | Paul Raymond Grimstead LtdStandard National · 08659879 | 2 | 6 | Active |
| 9 | Bradfords Travel LimitedStandard National · 06656067 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 10 | Explore Wales ToursStandard National · 16031201 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 11 | Topclass Travel UK Group LtdStandard National · 10490579 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 19 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Caerphilly with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Bargoed 5
- Blackwood 4
- Caerphilly 2
- Aberbargoed 1
- Mynach 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district CF81:6 company licences
- Postcode district NP12:4 company licences
- Postcode district CF83:2 company licences
- Postcode district CF82:1 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
60% of the 30 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 2. 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 PSV16 53%
- Restricted PSV8 27%
- Standard International PSV6 20%
- 1 vehicles:5 licences
- 2 vehicles:12 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:1 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:4 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:5 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:2 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:0 licences
- 100+ vehicles:1 licences
Before you book a coach in Caerphilly
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 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . How we read it
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