Coach and bus operators · England
Coach companies in East Sussex
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in East Sussex: 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: 29 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in East Sussex, plus 15 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company Limited, authorised for 567 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 29
- PSV licences
- 44
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,564
- Standard licences
- 40
Coach and bus companies in East Sussex
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in East Sussex, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in East Sussex. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company LimitedStandard National · 00307468 | 7 | 567 | Active |
| 2 | East Kent Road Car Company LimitedStandard International · 00144585 | 2 | 508 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 3 | Compass Travel (Sussex) LtdStandard National · 04096610 | 2 | 95 | Active |
| 4 | 247 Transport Solutions LimitedStandard International · 07009480 | 1 | 35 | Active |
| 5 | R D H Coaches LtdStandard International · 06711888 | 1 | 28 | Active |
| 6 | Rambler Coaches LtdStandard International · 03738410 | 2 | 28 | Active |
| 7 | Regency Coaches LtdStandard International · 06539057 | 1 | 25 | |
| 8 | The Big Lemon C.I.C.Standard National · 06045786 | 2 | 22 | Active |
| 9 | Claremont School (St. Leonards) LimitedStandard National · 02827000 | 3 | 20 | Active |
| 10 | Jrp Direct LimitedStandard International · 04524933 | 1 | 18 | Active |
| 11 | Empress Coaches LtdStandard International · 03391364 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 12 | Nova Bussing LimitedStandard International · 07281935 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 13 | Buckswood School LtdStandard National · 03824108 | 2 | 10 | Active |
| 14 | Foster Hartley LimitedStandard International · 14261682 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 15 | Seaford and District Motor Services LimitedStandard National · 09914320 | 1 | 9 | Active |
| 16 | Brighton Horizon Coaches LtdStandard International · 11601121 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 17 | Church of Scientogology Religious EducationStandard National · FC009154 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 18 | Renown Travel LimitedStandard National · 12640807 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 19 | D. B. Earthmoving & Plant Hire LimitedStandard National · 01151505 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 20 | Philps LtdStandard International · 01890177 | 2 | 5 | Active |
| 21 | Direct Travel Journeys LtdStandard International · 08105711 | 2 | 4 | Active |
| 22 | J Gorwyn LtdStandard International · 07700073 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 23 | Fast Tracker Tours LtdStandard National · 09658744 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 24 | Skippers Hill Manor School LimitedStandard International · 07331603 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 25 | Oxford International School LimitedRestricted · 10519759 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 26 | The Montessori Place LimitedRestricted · 07260346 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 27 | Wise Coaches LtdStandard International · 02104917 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 28 | Club Class Coaches LimitedStandard National · 04634137 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 29 | The Hofnar Experience LtdRestricted · 11547016 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 15 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in East Sussex with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Eastbourne 6
- Brighton 5
- Lewes 5
- St Leonards-on-Sea 5
- Rye 3
- Crowborough 2
- Hailsham 2
- Hastings 2
- Heathfield 2
- Uckfield 2
- Battle 1
- Bexhill-on-Sea 1
- Bodiam 1
- Hove 1
- Mayfield 1
- Newhaven 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district BN2:5 company licences
- Postcode district BN23:5 company licences
- Postcode district BN8:4 company licences
- Postcode district TN37:4 company licences
- Postcode district TN31:3 company licences
- Postcode district BN27:2 company licences
- Postcode district TN21:2 company licences
- Postcode district TN22:2 company licences
- Postcode district BN22:2 company licences
- Postcode district TN6:2 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
52% of the 44 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 5. 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 International PSV23 52%
- Standard National PSV17 39%
- Restricted PSV4 9%
- 1 vehicles:4 licences
- 2 vehicles:7 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:12 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:7 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:7 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:3 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:2 licences
- 100+ vehicles:2 licences
Before you book a coach in East Sussex
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
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.