Coach and bus operators · Derbyshire

Coach companies in Derby

Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Derby, Derbyshire: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.

Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 20 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Derby; the largest fleet is Trent Motor Traction Company Limited(The) (190 vehicles authorised).

Coach and bus companies: 20
PSV licences: 28
Vehicles on these licences: 562
Earned recognition: 1

Coach and bus companies in Derby

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

Coach and bus companies in Derby
#	Operator	Sites here	Vehicles	Checks
1	Trent Motor Traction Company Limited(The)Standard National · 00131912	2	190	Active
2	Arriva Midlands LtdStandard National · 02141078	1	100	Earned recognitionActive
3	Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Traction Company LimitedStandard National · 02070429	2	70	Active
4	Eric W.Bowers Coaches LimitedStandard National · 00548351	1	50	Active
5	The Midland General Omnibus Company LtdStandard National · 02014103	1	24	Active
6	Barton Buses LimitedStandard National · 02347412	1	21	Active
7	Harpurs Coaches LtdStandard National · 04670938	1	19	Active
8	Hawkes Tours (Derby) LtdStandard International · 08258187	1	12	Active
9	Albatross Cars Derby LtdStandard National · 10935374	2	7	Active
10	Albatross Bus & Coaches LtdStandard International · 15016855	2	6	Active
11	Linburg Touring (Sales) LtdStandard International · 05163256	1	6	Active
12	Evolve Bus & Coach Ltd.Standard National · 07034772	1	5	Active
13	Derby Transport (M.A) LimitedStandard National · 13129555	2	4	Active
14	Executive Transport Solutions LtdStandard International · 14522900	1	4	Active
15	Ahs Cars LtdStandard International · 12635883	1	3	Active
16	Jimmys Travel LtdStandard International · 12020048	1	2	Active
17	Onyx Platinum Transport LtdStandard International · 15193907	1	2	Active
18	A1LESTREE Travel LtdRestricted · 08545074	1	1	Active
19	Derbion Transport LtdStandard International · 14180606	1	1	Active
20	Fast Lane Travel LtdStandard International · 15543235	1	1	Active

Plus 8 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.

Licence types and fleet sizes

57% of the 28 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 Derby by type

Standard National PSV13 46%
Standard International PSV11 39%
Restricted PSV4 14%

PSV licences in Derby by vehicles authorised

1 vehicles:5 licences
2 vehicles:6 licences
3–5 vehicles:5 licences
6–10 vehicles:3 licences
11–25 vehicles:5 licences
26–50 vehicles:1 licences
51–100 vehicles:2 licences
100+ vehicles:1 licences

Before you book a coach in Derby

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 8 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 8 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.