Coach and bus operators · England

Coach companies in Devon

Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in Devon: 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: 47 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Devon, plus 29 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Stagecoach Devon Ltd, authorised for 475 vehicles.

Coach and bus companies: 47
PSV licences: 76
Vehicles on these licences: 1,473
Standard licences: 56

Coach and bus companies in Devon

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

Coach and bus companies in Devon
#	Operator	Sites here	Vehicles	Checks
1	Stagecoach Devon LtdStandard National · 03142135	9	475	Earned recognitionActive
2	Dealtop LimitedStandard International · 02078288	5	80	Active
3	Berrys Coaches (Taunton) LtdStandard International · 03929705	1	70	Active
4	Taw and Torridge Coaches LtdStandard International · 01247327	6	70	Active
5	Tally Ho! Coaches LimitedStandard International · 05040510	2	65	Earned recognitionActive
6	Alansway Coaches LtdStandard International · 02847296	5	48	Active
7	Roselyn Coaches LimitedStandard International · 05132789	1	47	Active
8	Linden Holdings (Devon) LtdStandard International · 11001732	2	30	Active
9	D J Watts Coach Travel LtdStandard National · 05221528	2	29	Active
10	Kingdoms Tours LtdStandard International · 00703349	6	27	Active
11	Daish's Coaches LimitedStandard National · 03611867	1	26	Active
12	Streets Coachways LtdStandard International · 00729639	1	26	Active
13	Devonport Royal Dockyard LimitedStandard National · 02077752	1	25	Active
14	Redwoods Travel LtdStandard International · 06445699	1	25	Active
15	Tamar Coaches LtdStandard International · 09993205	3	25	Active
16	Hills Services LtdStandard National · 05029891	1	23	Active
17	Greenslades Tours (Exeter) LtdStandard International · 11601435	3	22	Active
18	Blakes Coaches LtdStandard International · 04521530	1	20	Active
19	Wood Brothers Travel LtdStandard National · 03091870	1	18	Active
20	Daishs Hotel LtdStandard National · 01552456	1	16	Active
21	Plymouth College and St Dunstan's Abbey Schools CharityStandard National · 05189426	1	16
22	Plymouth Education LimitedStandard National · 16067801	1	16	Active
23	A B Coaches LtdStandard International · 03303158	1	15	Active
24	Harveys Bus LtdStandard International · 04589946	1	14	Active
25	Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustStandard National	1	13
26	S J Pearce Transport LtdStandard National · 05945643	1	11	Active
27	Country Cousins Travel LtdStandard National · 03165598	2	10	Active
28	Avmt Buses LimitedStandard National · 13592387	1	9	Active
29	Holsworthy LtdStandard National · 04063411	1	9	Active
30	Dan Travel LtdStandard National · 15676262	1	8	Active
31	209 Contract (Torbay) LtdStandard National · 12568636	1	7	Active
32	Kingsley Education LimitedStandard National · 11853265	1	7	Active
33	Skern Lodge LimitedStandard National · 05025194	1	5	Active
34	South Molton Taxi Service LtdStandard National · 04652699	1	5	Active
35	Blackford Education (Schools) LimitedStandard National · 04335980	1	4	Active
36	Edgemoor LtdStandard National · 15497209	2	4	Active
37	Reach Outdoors LtdStandard National · 08191852	1	4	Active
38	Encompass Training South West LimitedRestricted · 06993675	1	2	Active
39	Hummer 4 U LtdRestricted · 06434887	1	2	Active
40	Moorland Hall LtdRestricted · 08498811	1	2	Active
41	Plymouth Argyle Football Club LimitedRestricted · 07796376	1	2	Active
42	Spl Education LimitedRestricted · 01788139	1	2	Active
43	St Christopher’s Preparatory School & Nursery LimitedRestricted · 09159262	1	2	Active
44	St John's International School LimitedRestricted · 07999804	1	2	Active
45	Mill Park LimitedRestricted · 09552868	1	1	Active
46	North Devon Groms LtdRestricted · 14335515	1	1	Active
47	South Devon Railway Road Services LimitedStandard National · 08011082	2	1	Active

Plus 29 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.

Where they are based

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

Plymouth 10
Exeter 7
Paignton 4
Tiverton 4
Torquay 4
Barnstaple 3
Bideford 3
Crediton 3
Totnes 3
Buckfastleigh 2
Ilfracombe 2
Ivybridge 2
Newton Abbot 2
Sidmouth 2
South Molton 2
Tavistock 2
Abbotskerswell 1
Bow 1
Braunton 1
Cullompton 1
Dawlish 1
Exmouth 1
Holsworthy 1
Kingsbridge 1
Lympstone 1
Oakhampton 1
Okehampton 1
Seaton 1
Torrington 1
Winkleigh 1
Witheridge 1

Postcode districts

Company PSV licences by postcode district, Devon

Postcode district EX5:5 company licences
Postcode district EX16:4 company licences
Postcode district TQ4:4 company licences
Postcode district EX39:3 company licences
Postcode district EX17:3 company licences
Postcode district TQ9:3 company licences
Postcode district PL7:2 company licences
Postcode district EX20:2 company licences
Postcode district EX31:2 company licences
Postcode district PL19:2 company licences

Licence types and fleet sizes

45% of the 76 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 7. 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 Devon by type

Standard National PSV38 50%
Restricted PSV20 26%
Standard International PSV18 24%

PSV licences in Devon by vehicles authorised

1 vehicles:12 licences
2 vehicles:14 licences
3–5 vehicles:8 licences
6–10 vehicles:12 licences
11–25 vehicles:18 licences
26–50 vehicles:7 licences
51–100 vehicles:4 licences
100+ vehicles:1 licences

Before you book a coach in Devon

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 Sep 2026Source: 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

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.