Coach and bus operators · Devon
Coach companies in Plymouth
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Plymouth, Devon: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 10 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Plymouth; the largest fleet is Stagecoach Devon Ltd (475 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 10
- PSV licences
- 19
- Vehicles on these licences
- 748
- Earned recognition
- 1
Coach and bus companies in Plymouth
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Plymouth, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Plymouth. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stagecoach Devon LtdStandard National · 03142135 | 1 | 475 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Dealtop LimitedStandard International · 02078288 | 1 | 80 | Active |
| 3 | Roselyn Coaches LimitedStandard International · 05132789 | 1 | 47 | Active |
| 4 | Devonport Royal Dockyard LimitedStandard National · 02077752 | 1 | 25 | Active |
| 5 | Tamar Coaches LtdStandard International · 09993205 | 3 | 25 | Active |
| 6 | Plymouth College and St Dunstan's Abbey Schools CharityStandard National · 05189426 | 1 | 16 | |
| 7 | Plymouth Education LimitedStandard National · 16067801 | 1 | 16 | Active |
| 8 | S J Pearce Transport LtdStandard National · 05945643 | 1 | 11 | Active |
| 9 | Edgemoor LtdStandard National · 15497209 | 2 | 4 | Active |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle Football Club LimitedRestricted · 07796376 | 1 | 2 | Active |
Plus 9 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
37% of the 19 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 11. 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 PSV10 53%
- Restricted PSV5 26%
- Standard International PSV4 21%
Before you book a coach in Plymouth
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 8 October 2026. How we read it
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