Coach and bus operators · Essex
Coach companies in Chelmsford
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Chelmsford, Essex: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 8 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Chelmsford; the largest fleet is First Essex Buses Ltd (361 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 8
- PSV licences
- 16
- Vehicles on these licences
- 788
- Earned recognition
- 1
Coach and bus companies in Chelmsford
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Chelmsford, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Chelmsford. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Essex Buses LtdStandard International · 01961457 | 1 | 361 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Central Connect Transport LimitedStandard International · 09964786 | 1 | 146 | Active |
| 3 | Stephensons of Essex LtdStandard National · 01815977 | 2 | 140 | Active |
| 4 | Acme Bus Co LtdStandard National · 07368612 | 1 | 40 | Active |
| 5 | J W Lodge & Sons LtdStandard International · 01090571 | 1 | 32 | Active |
| 6 | Truck & Bus Engineering LtdStandard International · 06529805 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 7 | Osprey Coaches LtdStandard International · 13640821 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 8 | Heathcote School LimitedRestricted · 06904186 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 8 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
38% of the 16 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 8. 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 PSV8 50%
- Restricted PSV5 31%
- Standard National PSV3 19%
Before you book a coach in Chelmsford
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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