Coach and bus operators · Scotland
Coach companies in Falkirk
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in the Falkirk 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: 11 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the Falkirk council area, plus 6 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is McGill's Bus Service Ltd, authorised for 600 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 11
- PSV licences
- 17
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,331
- Standard licences
- 16
Coach and bus companies in Falkirk
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Falkirk, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Falkirk. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McGill's Bus Service LtdStandard National · SC027238 | 1 | 600 | Active |
| 2 | Midland Bluebird LtdStandard National · SC016923 | 1 | 297 | Active |
| 3 | Loch Lomond Bus Services Ltd.Standard International · SC240425 | 1 | 190 | Active |
| 4 | E & M Horsburgh LtdStandard National · SC205341 | 1 | 120 | Active |
| 5 | Geo Amey LimitedStandard National · 07556404 | 1 | 41 | Active |
| 6 | Dewar Coaches Ltd.Standard International · SC418356 | 1 | 13 | Active |
| 7 | Bryans Coaches LtdStandard International · SC292001 | 1 | 11 | Active |
| 8 | Braes Travel (Scotland) LtdStandard National · SC561310 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 9 | Rw Sneddon LimitedStandard National · SC615303 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 10 | Craigs of Cumbernauld LtdStandard National · SC634116 | 1 | 5 | Active – proposal to strike off |
| 11 | Fourways Taxis LtdStandard National · SC596354 | 1 | 5 | Active |
Plus 6 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Falkirk with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Larbert 3
- Bo'ness 2
- Denny 2
- Falkirk 2
- Forming 1
- Grangemouth 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district FK2:3 company licences
- Postcode district FK5:3 company licences
- Postcode district EH51:2 company licences
- Postcode district FK6:2 company licences
- Postcode district FK3:1 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
29% of the 17 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 10. 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 PSV13 76%
- Standard International PSV3 18%
- Restricted PSV1 6%
Before you book a coach in Falkirk
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 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 7 October 2026. How we read it
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