Coach and bus operators · County Durham
Coach companies in Darlington
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Darlington, County Durham: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 8 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Darlington; the largest fleet is Arriva Durham County Ltd (390 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 8
- PSV licences
- 8
- Vehicles on these licences
- 530
- Earned recognition
- 1
Coach and bus companies in Darlington
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Darlington, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Darlington. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arriva Durham County LtdStandard National · 02404350 | 1 | 390 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Hodgsons Coach Operators LtdStandard International · 04357842 | 2 | 58 | Active |
| 3 | Garnetts LtdStandard International · 03865917 | 1 | 47 | Active |
| 4 | E Travel North East LtdStandard National · 11659477 | 1 | 15 | Active |
| 5 | United Taxis (Contracts) LtdStandard National · 04133377 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 6 | Jet Coaches LtdStandard National · 13080616 | 2 | 7 | Active |
| 7 | X Minibuses North East LtdStandard National · 17008341 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 8 | Martin Gray Football Academy LtdRestricted · 07287894 | 2 | 2 | Active |
Licence types and fleet sizes
25% of the 8 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 12. 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 PSV5 63%
- Standard International PSV2 25%
- Restricted PSV1 13%
Before you book a coach in Darlington
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 9 October 2026. How we read it
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