--- title: "Coach companies in Caerphilly" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/caerphilly markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/caerphilly.md dvsa_file_date: 2026-09-07 publisher: HaulierScope licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) --- # Coach companies in Caerphilly > Check a coach or bus company's PSV licence before you book: 11 operators in Caerphilly, 653 vehicles authorised, fleet sizes, status. Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 September 2026 (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/2a67d1ee-8f1b-43a3-8bc6-e8772d162a3c/traffic-commissioners-goods-and-public-service-vehicle-operator-licence-records). Coach and bus operators · Wales 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 Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/red-and-white-services-ltd-02555509) Standard International · 02555509 | 1 | 451 | Earned recognition Active | | 2 | [Harris Coaches (Pengam) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pg0005316) Standard International · 01191212 | 2 | 40 | Active | | 3 | [First Call Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pg1092301) Standard National · 06990477 | 1 | 30 | Active | | 4 | [James Executive Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pg2006824) Standard International · 09861914 | 2 | 15 | Active | | 5 | [Acorn Travel South Wales Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pg1021120) Standard International · 04629606 | 1 | 14 | Active | | 6 | [Foreman's Travel Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pg2073169) Standard National · 15614230 | 1 | 12 | Active | | 7 | [Howells Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/howells-coaches-ltd-03696744) Standard National · 03696744 | 2 | 12 | Active | | 8 | [Paul Raymond Grimstead Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pg1124165) Standard National · 08659879 | 2 | 6 | Active | | 9 | [Bradfords Travel Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pg2078858) Standard National · 06656067 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 10 | [Explore Wales Tours](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pg2085597) Standard National · 16031201 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 11 | [Topclass Travel UK Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pg2084270) Standard 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 Company PSV licences by postcode district, Caerphilly 1. Postcode district CF81: 6 company licences 2. Postcode district NP12: 4 company licences 3. Postcode district CF83: 2 company licences 4. 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. PSV licences in Caerphilly by type - Standard National PSV **16** 53% - Restricted PSV **8** 27% - Standard International PSV **6** 20% PSV licences in Caerphilly by vehicles authorised 1. 1 vehicles: 5 licences 2. 2 vehicles: 12 licences 3. 3–5 vehicles: 1 licences 4. 6–10 vehicles: 4 licences 5. 11–25 vehicles: 5 licences 6. 26–50 vehicles: 2 licences 7. 51–100 vehicles: 0 licences 8. 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. ## Nearby - [Coach companies in Torfaen 7](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/torfaen) - [Coach companies in Blaenau Gwent 4](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/blaenau-gwent) - [Coach companies in Merthyr Tydfil 8](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/merthyr-tydfil) - [Coach companies in Rhondda Cynon Taf 18](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/rhondda-cynon-taf) - [Coach companies in Newport 11](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/newport) - [Coach companies in Cardiff 23](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/cardiff) - [Hauliers in Caerphilly](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/caerphilly) - [All counties](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators) ## More data and tools - [**Upcoming public inquiries** Traffic Commissioner public inquiries listed for companies, by traffic area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/public-inquiries) - [**Haulier insolvency watch** Licences held by companies in liquidation or administration.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/insolvency-watch) - [**Companies House filing watch** Hauliers whose accounts are overdue at Companies House.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/filing-watch) - [**Continuation dates by month** Which operator licences are due for continuation, and when.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/continuations) - [**DVSA earned recognition list** Operators in DVSA's earned recognition scheme, by traffic area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition) - [**Data status** How old each source is and when we last checked it.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/status) - [**Applications and Decisions by area** The latest weekly bulletin in each traffic area: new applications, objection deadlines, grants and refusals.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/applications-and-decisions) - [**New operator licences granted** Every new goods and PSV licence granted, month by month, with the companies named.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/new-operator-licences) - [**Licences revoked, surrendered or terminated** Licences the Traffic Commissioners list each month as revoked, surrendered or terminated, in their own wording.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licences-ended) Guides - [How to check a PSV operator licence](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/psv-operator-licence-check) - [Types of operator licence](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/operator-licence-types) - [What curtailed, suspended and revoked mean](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/curtailed-suspended-revoked) DVSA file 7 Sep 2026 Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 September 2026, read 30 September 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 7 October 2026. [How we read it](https://haulierscope.co.uk/methodology) Contains public sector information licensed under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Company status: Companies House register. Contains Companies House data. County lookup: ONS Postcode Directory (August 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. --- Canonical page: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/caerphilly Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Companies House data. HaulierScope is an independent service, not affiliated with DVSA or the Traffic Commissioners. It is updated when DVSA publishes a new file, usually weekly.