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Coach and bus operators · Greater London

Coach companies in Barking

Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Barking, Greater London: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.

Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 12 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Barking; the largest fleet is London General Transport Services Limited (2,507 vehicles authorised).

Coach and bus companies
12
PSV licences
14
Vehicles on these licences
4,590
Earned recognition
2

Coach and bus companies in Barking

Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Barking, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Barking. Company status comes from the Companies House register.

Coach and bus companies in Barking
#OperatorSites hereVehiclesChecks
1London General Transport Services LimitedStandard National · 0232848922,507Active
2Arriva London North LimitedStandard National · 0232855911,112Earned recognitionActive
3East London Bus & Coach Co LtdStandard National · 023284021930Earned recognitionActive
4Tigers Transport LimitedStandard International · 1587786418Active
5Z Coach & Tours LtdStandard International · 1059916518Active
6Minibusit LtdStandard International · 1425755916Active
7Opal Transport Group LtdStandard International · 1672863715Active
8Read Academy EducationStandard National · 0881363213Active
9AA Coaches LtdStandard International · 1590144812Active
10B&H Limo Buses LtdStandard National · 1361158812Active
11Intercoachtravel LimitedStandard International · 1456735912Active
12Merviq LimitedStandard National · 1450757411Active

Plus 2 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.

Licence types and fleet sizes

57% of the 14 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 4. 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 Barking by type
  • Standard National PSV7 50%
  • Standard International PSV6 43%
  • Restricted PSV1 7%

Before you book a coach in Barking

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.

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.