Coach and bus operators · Essex
Coach companies in Harlow
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Harlow, Essex: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 11 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Harlow; the largest fleet is Arriva Kent Thameside Ltd (342 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 11
- PSV licences
- 14
- Vehicles on these licences
- 705
- Earned recognition
- 1
Coach and bus companies in Harlow
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Harlow, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Harlow. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arriva Kent Thameside LtdStandard National · 02005266 | 1 | 342 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Central Connect Transport LimitedStandard International · 09964786 | 1 | 146 | Active |
| 3 | Stephensons of Essex LtdStandard National · 01815977 | 1 | 140 | Active |
| 4 | London Hire Community Services LtdStandard National · 08398077 | 1 | 47 | Active |
| 5 | Barker Bus LtdStandard International · 08572826 | 1 | 11 | Active |
| 6 | Ti Ride LtdStandard International · 17027204 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 7 | Trekkers Travel LtdStandard International · 03400305 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 8 | Louies Transport LtdRestricted · 14379150 | 3 | 3 | Active |
| 9 | Waypoints Travel LimitedStandard International · 17106268 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 10 | Galleon Travel 2009 LtdStandard International · 06548719 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 11 | Hedge the Distance LtdStandard National · 11606014 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 2 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
64% of the 14 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 3. 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 57%
- Standard National PSV5 36%
- Restricted PSV1 7%
Before you book a coach in Harlow
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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