Coach and bus operators · Scotland
Coach companies in East Renfrewshire
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in the East Renfrewshire 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 Renfrewshire council area, plus 2 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Abbey Coaches Ltd., authorised for 18 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 5
- PSV licences
- 7
- Vehicles on these licences
- 68
- Standard licences
- 6
Coach and bus companies in East Renfrewshire
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in East Renfrewshire, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in East Renfrewshire. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbey Coaches Ltd.Standard National · SC215576 | 2 | 18 | Active |
| 2 | G M T Travel LtdStandard National · SC340683 | 1 | 16 | Active |
| 3 | T W Bradley Contracts LtdStandard National · SC257338 | 1 | 16 | Active |
| 4 | Anton Coaches LimitedStandard National · SC404440 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 5 | Hopscotch Travel LtdStandard National · SC715894 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 2 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in East Renfrewshire with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Glasgow 4
- Barrhead 1
Licence types and fleet sizes
43% of the 7 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 14. 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 PSV6 86%
- Restricted PSV1 14%
Before you book a coach in East Renfrewshire
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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