Coach and bus operators · Scotland
Coach companies in East Lothian
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in the East Lothian council area: 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: 5 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the East Lothian council area, plus 6 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is East Coast Buses Limited, authorised for 75 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 5
- PSV licences
- 11
- Vehicles on these licences
- 187
- Standard licences
- 8
Coach and bus companies in East Lothian
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in East Lothian, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in East Lothian. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Coast Buses LimitedStandard National · SC208702 | 3 | 75 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Eve Coaches Ltd.Standard International · SC229701 | 1 | 30 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 3 | Prentice Coaches LtdStandard International · SC357651 | 1 | 20 | Active |
| 4 | Rogerson Coach Travel LimitedStandard International · SC648064 | 1 | 14 | Active |
| 5 | Windymains Timber LimitedRestricted · SC285648 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 6 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in East Lothian with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Dunbar 2
- Haddington 1
- Humbie 1
- Musselburgh 1
- North Berwick 1
- Tranent 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district EH42:2 company licences
- Postcode district EH33:1 company licences
- Postcode district EH21:1 company licences
- Postcode district EH41:1 company licences
- Postcode district EH36:1 company licences
- Postcode district EH39:1 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
55% of the 11 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.
- Standard National PSV5 45%
- Restricted PSV3 27%
- Standard International PSV3 27%
Before you book a coach in East Lothian
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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