Coach and bus operators · England
Coach companies in Dorset
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in Dorset: 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: 44 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Dorset, plus 11 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Go South Coast Limited, authorised for 900 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 44
- PSV licences
- 55
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,839
- Standard licences
- 48
Coach and bus companies in Dorset
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Dorset, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Dorset. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go South Coast LimitedStandard National · 03949597 | 5 | 900 | Active |
| 2 | First Hampshire & Dorset LimitedStandard National · 01999120 | 2 | 316 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 3 | South West Coaches LtdStandard International · 03885518 | 1 | 90 | Active |
| 4 | National Express LimitedStandard National · 00232767 | 1 | 50 | Active |
| 5 | Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole CouncilStandard National | 6 | 40 | |
| 6 | Xelabus LimitedStandard National · 07338043 | 1 | 40 | Active |
| 7 | Britannia Parking Group LimitedStandard National · 08182990 | 1 | 30 | Active |
| 8 | Daish's Coaches LimitedStandard National · 03611867 | 3 | 26 | Active |
| 9 | Babcock Land Defence LimitedStandard National · 09329025 | 1 | 25 | Active |
| 10 | Bluebird Coaches (Weymouth) LtdStandard International · 04055438 | 1 | 25 | Active |
| 11 | Discover Dorset LtdStandard National · 06015535 | 1 | 22 | Active |
| 12 | Minibusing LtdStandard National · 11553649 | 2 | 18 | Active |
| 13 | Laguna Travel LimitedStandard International · 11871029 | 3 | 16 | Active |
| 14 | Vale Cars LtdStandard International · 04652720 | 1 | 15 | Active |
| 15 | Inspired Learning Group (UK) LimitedStandard National · 01550681 | 2 | 14 | Active |
| 16 | Bournemouth Collegiate School LimitedStandard National · 11494533 | 2 | 12 | Active |
| 17 | South Coast Travel LimitedStandard International · 08112360 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 18 | Tomorrows Travel LimitedStandard National · 15169237 | 2 | 12 | Active |
| 19 | Paragon Travel Phc LtdStandard National · 07222149 | 3 | 11 | Active |
| 20 | Seaward Travel LtdStandard International · 04957582 | 2 | 10 | Active |
| 21 | Jnc Executive Travel LtdStandard International · 08557577 | 1 | 9 | Active |
| 22 | Wessex Executive Coaches LtdStandard International · 15314558 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 23 | Heathside Travel LtdStandard International · 09893319 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 24 | Land and Wave LtdStandard National · 06806625 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 25 | North Dorset Travel LtdStandard International · 03942800 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 26 | Paragon Travel Private Hire LtdStandard National · 08572744 | 2 | 6 | Active |
| 27 | Weymouth and Kingston Maurward CollegeStandard National | 1 | 6 | |
| 28 | Riverside Travel (Dorset) LimitedStandard National · 06345739 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 29 | Zaza Cars LtdStandard International · 15200117 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 30 | A L Bennetts Transport LtdStandard International · 07009983 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 31 | Burrows Coaches LimitedStandard International · 13006697 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 32 | Colten Care LimitedStandard National · 02218757 | 3 | 4 | Active |
| 33 | Homeward Bound Travel LimitedStandard International · 08235837 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 34 | Park School (Bournemouth) LtdStandard National · 02737223 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 35 | Skyborne Aviation Training LimitedStandard National · 10561676 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 36 | South Dorset Coaches LtdStandard National · 05890744 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 37 | Bennetts Mini Coaches LimitedRestricted · 07293641 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 38 | Cumulus Outdoor Events LimitedRestricted · 07065079 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 39 | Galaxy Courtesy Cars LtdRestricted · 05981154 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 40 | Ready Coach Bournemouth LimitedStandard National · 16752917 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 41 | Readybus (Harrow) LimitedStandard National · 04906750 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 42 | South West Regional Assessment Centre LtdRestricted · 03199479 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 43 | Talbot House School LtdRestricted · 03569066 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 44 | Tours-UK (Western) LtdStandard International · 16456429 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 11 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Dorset with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Bournemouth 11
- Poole 7
- Weymouth 7
- Christchurch 6
- Wimborne 6
- Dorchester 4
- Ferndown 4
- Blandford Forum 3
- Swanage 3
- Wareham 2
- Bridport 1
- Chickerell 1
- Hinton 1
- Hotel 1
- Portland 1
- Sherborne 1
- Sturminster Newton 1
- Woolsbridge 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district BH23:7 company licences
- Postcode district BH21:7 company licences
- Postcode district DT4:6 company licences
- Postcode district DT11:4 company licences
- Postcode district BH22:4 company licences
- Postcode district BH16:3 company licences
- Postcode district BH1:3 company licences
- Postcode district BH19:3 company licences
- Postcode district BH2:3 company licences
- Postcode district BH8:3 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
42% of the 55 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.
- Standard National PSV30 55%
- Standard International PSV18 33%
- Restricted PSV7 13%
- 1 vehicles:7 licences
- 2 vehicles:6 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:10 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:11 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:13 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:5 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:1 licences
- 100+ vehicles:2 licences
Before you book a coach in Dorset
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 , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 7 October 2026. How we read it
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