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title: "Coach companies in East Sussex"
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# Coach companies in East Sussex

> Check a coach or bus company's PSV licence before you book: 29 operators in East Sussex, 1,564 vehicles authorised, fleet sizes, status.

Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026 (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/2a67d1ee-8f1b-43a3-8bc6-e8772d162a3c/traffic-commissioners-goods-and-public-service-vehicle-operator-licence-records).

Coach and bus operators · England

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 Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/brighton-and-hove-bus-and-coach-company-limited-00307468) Standard National · 00307468 | 7 | 567 | Active |
| 2 | [East Kent Road Car Company Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk0000098) Standard International · 00144585 | 2 | 508 | Earned recognition Active |
| 3 | [Compass Travel (Sussex) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk0003556) Standard National · 04096610 | 2 | 95 | Active |
| 4 | [247 Transport Solutions Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk1108471) Standard International · 07009480 | 1 | 35 | Active |
| 5 | [R D H Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk1128430) Standard International · 06711888 | 1 | 28 | Active |
| 6 | [Rambler Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk0003587) Standard International · 03738410 | 2 | 28 | Active |
| 7 | [Regency Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/regency-coaches-ltd-06539057) Standard International · 06539057 | 1 | 25 | — |
| 8 | [The Big Lemon C.I.C.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/the-big-lemon-c-i-c-06045786) Standard National · 06045786 | 2 | 22 | Active |
| 9 | [Claremont School (St. Leonards) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk2016571) Standard National · 02827000 | 3 | 20 | Active |
| 10 | [Jrp Direct Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk1012337) Standard International · 04524933 | 1 | 18 | Active |
| 11 | [Empress Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk0003104) Standard International · 03391364 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 12 | [Nova Bussing Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk1098649) Standard International · 07281935 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 13 | [Buckswood School Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk1042484) Standard National · 03824108 | 2 | 10 | Active |
| 14 | [Foster Hartley Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/foster-hartley-limited-14261682) Standard International · 14261682 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 15 | [Seaford and District Motor Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk2005013) Standard National · 09914320 | 1 | 9 | Active |
| 16 | [Brighton Horizon Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk2017447) Standard International · 11601121 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 17 | [Church of Scientogology Religious Education](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk1146916) Standard National · FC009154 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 18 | [Renown Travel Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk2034919) Standard National · 12640807 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 19 | [D. B. Earthmoving & Plant Hire Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk2080809) Standard National · 01151505 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 20 | [Philps Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk2080315) Standard International · 01890177 | 2 | 5 | Active |
| 21 | [Direct Travel Journeys Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk2063777) Standard International · 08105711 | 2 | 4 | Active |
| 22 | [J Gorwyn Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk1105882) Standard International · 07700073 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 23 | [Fast Tracker Tours Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk2045063) Standard National · 09658744 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 24 | [Skippers Hill Manor School Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk2086440) Standard International · 07331603 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 25 | [Oxford International School Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk2075459) Restricted · 10519759 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 26 | [The Montessori Place Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk1146352) Restricted · 07260346 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 27 | [Wise Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk0000022) Standard International · 02104917 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 28 | [Club Class Coaches Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk2045710) Standard National · 04634137 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 29 | [The Hofnar Experience Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pk2032256) Restricted · 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

Company PSV licences by postcode district, East Sussex

1. Postcode district BN2: 5 company licences
2. Postcode district BN23: 5 company licences
3. Postcode district BN8: 4 company licences
4. Postcode district TN37: 4 company licences
5. Postcode district TN31: 3 company licences
6. Postcode district BN27: 2 company licences
7. Postcode district TN21: 2 company licences
8. Postcode district TN22: 2 company licences
9. Postcode district BN22: 2 company licences
10. 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.

PSV licences in East Sussex by type

- Standard International PSV **23** 52%
- Standard National PSV **17** 39%
- Restricted PSV **4** 9%

PSV licences in East Sussex by vehicles authorised

1. 1 vehicles: 4 licences
2. 2 vehicles: 7 licences
3. 3–5 vehicles: 12 licences
4. 6–10 vehicles: 7 licences
5. 11–25 vehicles: 7 licences
6. 26–50 vehicles: 3 licences
7. 51–100 vehicles: 2 licences
8. 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.

## Nearby

- [Coach companies in West Sussex 49](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/west-sussex)
- [Coach companies in Kent 91](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/kent)
- [Coach companies in Surrey 86](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/surrey)
- [Coach companies in Greater London 339](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/greater-london)
- [Coach companies in Essex 95](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/essex)
- [Coach companies in Hampshire 62](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/hampshire)
- [Hauliers in East Sussex](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/east-sussex)
- [All counties](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators)

## More data and tools

- [**Upcoming public inquiries** Traffic Commissioner public inquiries listed for companies, by traffic area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/public-inquiries)
- [**Haulier insolvency watch** Licences held by companies in liquidation or administration.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/insolvency-watch)
- [**Companies House filing watch** Hauliers whose accounts are overdue at Companies House.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/filing-watch)
- [**Continuation dates by month** Which operator licences are due for continuation, and when.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/continuations)
- [**DVSA earned recognition list** Operators in DVSA's earned recognition scheme, by traffic area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition)
- [**Data status** How old each source is and when we last checked it.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/status)
- [**Applications and Decisions by area** The latest weekly bulletin in each traffic area: new applications, objection deadlines, grants and refusals.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/applications-and-decisions)
- [**New operator licences granted** Every new goods and PSV licence granted, month by month, with the companies named.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/new-operator-licences)
- [**Licences revoked, surrendered or terminated** Licences the Traffic Commissioners list each month as revoked, surrendered or terminated, in their own wording.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licences-ended)

Guides

- [How to check a PSV operator licence](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/psv-operator-licence-check)
- [Types of operator licence](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/operator-licence-types)
- [What curtailed, suspended and revoked mean](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/curtailed-suspended-revoked)

DVSA file 7 Oct 2026 Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 9 October 2026. [How we read it](https://haulierscope.co.uk/methodology)

Contains public sector information licensed under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/).

Company status: Companies House register. Contains Companies House data. County lookup: ONS Postcode Directory (August 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.

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