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title: "Coach companies in Cornwall"
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dvsa_file_date: 2026-10-07
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# Coach companies in Cornwall

> Check a coach or bus company's PSV licence before you book: 27 operators in Cornwall, 1,498 vehicles authorised, fleet sizes, status.

Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 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 · England

Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Cornwall: 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: **27** companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Cornwall, plus 20 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Stagecoach Devon Ltd, authorised for 475 vehicles.

- **Coach and bus companies:** 27
- **PSV licences:** 47
- **Vehicles on these licences:** 1,498
- **Standard licences:** 37

## Coach and bus companies in Cornwall

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

| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Stagecoach Devon Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1020951) Standard National · 03142135 | 2 | 475 | Earned recognition Active |
| 2 | [Plymouth Citybus Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph0000135) Standard International · 02004966 | 14 | 410 | Active |
| 3 | [First Beeline Buses Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph0007007) Standard National · 02179403 | 1 | 136 | Earned recognition Active |
| 4 | [Dealtop Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph0005305) Standard International · 02078288 | 1 | 80 | Active |
| 5 | [Roselyn Coaches Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1038599) Standard International · 05132789 | 4 | 47 | Active |
| 6 | [Hopleys Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1050300) Standard International · 05506733 | 1 | 38 | Active |
| 7 | [A2B Newquay Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1088109) Standard National · 06842881 | 2 | 32 | Active |
| 8 | [Office & Transport Services Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1093399) Standard National · 07039418 | 1 | 30 | Active |
| 9 | [Hills Services Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1031059) Standard National · 05029891 | 2 | 23 | Active |
| 10 | [Moon & Benney Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1033087) Standard International · 05017914 | 1 | 17 | Active |
| 11 | [S W Travel Services Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1107026) Standard National · 07753711 | 2 | 11 | Active |
| 12 | [A2B Taxis (Truro) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1085974) Standard International · 04517071 | 1 | 9 | Active |
| 13 | [Mounts Bay Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph0006973) Standard International · 03543673 | 2 | 9 | Active |
| 14 | [Kp Cabs Cornwall Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1116094) Standard National · 08203737 | 2 | 8 | Active |
| 15 | [Smiths Coaches (Liskeard) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph0006941) Standard National · 03496741 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 16 | [St. Ives Bus Co. Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1053866) Standard International · 05292741 | 3 | 8 | Active |
| 17 | [Zoar Garages Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1026011) Standard National · 04852369 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 18 | [Callywith College Trust](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph2077151) Standard National | 1 | 3 | — |
| 19 | [Cornwall Passenger Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph2063842) Standard National · 14684940 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 20 | [Ab Taxis and Minibus Hire Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1040343) Restricted · 05034947 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 21 | [Dash Logistic Services Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/dash-logistic-services-ltd-07909270) Restricted · 07909270 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 22 | [Go 2 Cabs Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph2054770) Restricted · 11846009 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 23 | [Merlin Vehicle Rental Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph2078538) Restricted · 05846215 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 24 | [Wheal Briton Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1136857) Standard International · 09335285 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 25 | [Country Explorer Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph2013696) Standard International · 11179471 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 26 | [Kernow Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph2092896) Standard National · 17041890 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 27 | [The Cornwall Independent School (UK) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph2092121) Restricted · 15900933 | 1 | 1 | Active |

Plus 20 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.

## Where they are based

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

- St Austell 7
- Bodmin 4
- Launceston 4
- Newquay 4
- Truro 4
- Par 3
- Bude 2
- Falmouth 2
- Hayle 2
- Helston 2
- Liskeard 2
- Looe 2
- Penzance 2
- Redruth 2
- Callington 1
- St Ives 1
- Torpoint 1

## Postcode districts

Company PSV licences by postcode district, Cornwall

1. Postcode district PL26: 6 company licences
2. Postcode district PL15: 4 company licences
3. Postcode district PL31: 4 company licences
4. Postcode district PL24: 3 company licences
5. Postcode district TR4: 3 company licences
6. Postcode district TR8: 3 company licences
7. Postcode district TR27: 2 company licences
8. Postcode district EX23: 2 company licences
9. Postcode district PL13: 2 company licences
10. Postcode district PL14: 2 company licences

## Licence types and fleet sizes

53% of the 47 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.

PSV licences in Cornwall by type

- Standard International PSV **19** 40%
- Standard National PSV **18** 38%
- Restricted PSV **10** 21%

PSV licences in Cornwall by vehicles authorised

1. 1 vehicles: 6 licences
2. 2 vehicles: 9 licences
3. 3–5 vehicles: 10 licences
4. 6–10 vehicles: 9 licences
5. 11–25 vehicles: 4 licences
6. 26–50 vehicles: 4 licences
7. 51–100 vehicles: 2 licences
8. 100+ vehicles: 3 licences

## Before you book a coach in Cornwall

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 Devon 46](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/devon)
- [Coach companies in Swansea 20](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/swansea)
- [Coach companies in Pembrokeshire 9](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/pembrokeshire)
- [Coach companies in Bridgend 12](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/bridgend)
- [Coach companies in Vale of Glamorgan 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/vale-of-glamorgan)
- [Coach companies in Neath Port Talbot 14](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/neath-port-talbot)
- [Hauliers in Cornwall](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/cornwall)
- [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 Oct 2026 Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 10 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.

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