Coach and bus operators · England

Coach companies in Cheshire

Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Cheshire: 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: 54 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Cheshire, plus 38 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Arriva Merseyside Limited, authorised for 775 vehicles.

Coach and bus companies: 54
PSV licences: 92
Vehicles on these licences: 2,317
Standard licences: 67

Coach and bus companies in Cheshire

Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Cheshire, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Cheshire. Company status comes from the Companies House register.

Coach and bus companies in Cheshire
#	Operator	Sites here	Vehicles	Checks
1	Arriva Merseyside LimitedStandard National · 01990871	1	775	Earned recognitionActive
2	Ribble Motor Services LtdStandard National · 03990677	1	478	Earned recognitionActive
3	Holmeswood Coaches LtdStandard International · 00442384	2	130	Active
4	Warrington Borough Transport LimitedStandard National · 01990371	1	125	Active
5	Selwyns Travel LtdStandard International · 01385533	1	100	Active
6	D & G Bus LimitedStandard National · 06918592	2	70	Active
7	Arriva North West LtdStandard National · 00523376	1	65	Earned recognitionActive
8	Swans Travel LtdStandard International · 05098778	1	35	Active
9	Mountain Goat LtdStandard International · 02862284	1	30	Active
10	Orion Travel Coaches LimitedStandard International · 06886540	2	28	Active
11	Ashcroft Travel LtdStandard International · 04782623	1	27	Active
12	Supreme Executive Cars LimitedStandard National · 03211164	1	26	Active
13	Lakeside Coaches LimitedStandard International · 04370527	2	25	Earned recognitionActive
14	Mikro Coaches LimitedStandard National · 08628977	1	23	Active
15	Ashcrofts Mini Travel LtdStandard International · 06950361	1	18	Active
16	Barratts Coaches LimitedStandard International · 01653290	2	17	Active
17	Aintree Coaches (International) LtdStandard International · 03317307	1	14	Active
18	Roy McCarthy Coaches LimitedStandard International · 07185271	1	14	Active
19	Whitegate Travel LimitedStandard National · 04029143	1	14	Active
20	Busybus LtdStandard National · 04575244	2	12	Active
21	Go Goodwins Group LtdStandard National · 01472305	2	12	Active
22	Hampton Coaches LtdStandard National · 10961496	1	12	Active
23	Howards Travel Group T/A Howards Travel and Omega Busways LimitedStandard National · 13020986	1	12	Active
24	Mayne Coaches LtdStandard National · 12526240	1	10	Active
25	Crown Logistics (UK) LimitedStandard National · 04237334	1	8	Active
26	Parkers Mini Buses (Ellesmere Port) LimitedStandard National · 01235893	1	8	Active
27	Elite Services (Nw) LtdStandard International · 06841023	1	6	Active
28	The Busman LimitedStandard International · 11302745	1	6	Active
29	Burland Day Trips and Tours LimitedStandard National · 14318329	1	5	Active
30	Earls Limousines LtdStandard National · 05741691	1	5	Active
31	Gerrards Private Hire LtdStandard National · 05433531	1	5	Active
32	Sure & Safe Minibus Service LtdStandard National · 04807524	2	5	Active
33	Roadrunner Travel LtdStandard International · 13692274	1	4	Active
34	Ark Coachline LimitedStandard International · 04341484	1	3	Active
35	Bensons Travel LimitedStandard International · 08346975	1	3	Active
36	M C A Enterprises (UK) LtdStandard International · 05181284	1	3	Active
37	1ST Class Travel UK LtdRestricted · 06362005	1	2	Active
38	Airport Parking Manchester LtdRestricted · 14581666	1	2	Active
39	Andys Bus Company LtdRestricted · 06153036	1	2	Active
40	Apollo Travel Group LtdStandard National · 15543723	1	2	Active
41	Beardmore Travel Services LtdStandard National · 08218848	1	2	Active
42	Chester Jack LtdRestricted · 05392299	1	2	Active
43	Club Class Travel LtdRestricted · 06934142	1	2	Active – proposal to strike off
44	Firs Education LimitedRestricted · 06825696	1	2	Active
45	Gm Travel (Winsford) LtdRestricted · 07385187	2	2	Active
46	Luteaim LtdRestricted · 02348611	1	2	Active
47	Mountaineerin LtdRestricted · 09013728	1	2	Active
48	Providence Travel LtdStandard International · 14674044	1	2	Active
49	Venture Minibus LimitedStandard National · 16382893	1	2	Active
50	Widnes Commercial Motors LtdStandard National · 05675378	1	2	Active
51	Arrivals Star LimitedRestricted · 08033885	1	1	Active
52	Beech Hall School LtdRestricted · 09540576	1	1	Active
53	Hisocietea LimitedStandard National · 15637263	1	1	Active
54	Weatherstones House Care LtdRestricted · 02192552	1	1	Active

Plus 38 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.

Where they are based

Operating-centre towns in Cheshire with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.

Warrington 17
Chester 7
Ellesmere Port 6
Macclesfield 4
Northwich 4
Runcorn 3
Sandbach 3
Congleton 2
Crewe 2
Nantwich 2
Tarporley 2
Widnes 2
Frodsham 1
Malpas 1
Middlewich 1
Neston 1
Ro 1
Shavington 1
Wilmslow 1
Winsford 1

Postcode districts

Company PSV licences by postcode district, Cheshire

Postcode district WA2:5 company licences
Postcode district CH65:5 company licences
Postcode district WA1:5 company licences
Postcode district WA5:3 company licences
Postcode district CW11:3 company licences
Postcode district WA4:3 company licences
Postcode district WA7:3 company licences
Postcode district CH3:3 company licences
Postcode district SK10:3 company licences
Postcode district WA8:2 company licences

Licence types and fleet sizes

61% of the 92 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 3. 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 Cheshire by type

Standard National PSV39 42%
Standard International PSV28 30%
Restricted PSV25 27%

PSV licences in Cheshire by vehicles authorised

1 vehicles:16 licences
2 vehicles:27 licences
3–5 vehicles:13 licences
6–10 vehicles:9 licences
11–25 vehicles:15 licences
26–50 vehicles:5 licences
51–100 vehicles:3 licences
100+ vehicles:4 licences

Before you book a coach in Cheshire

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 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 9 October 2026. How we read it

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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.