Coach and bus operators · Greater Manchester
Coach companies in Rochdale
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Rochdale, Greater Manchester: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 9 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Rochdale; the largest fleet is Burnley & Pendle Travel Ltd (120 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 9
- PSV licences
- 12
- Vehicles on these licences
- 389
- Earned recognition
- 1
Coach and bus companies in Rochdale
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Rochdale, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Rochdale. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley & Pendle Travel LtdStandard National · 01777430 | 1 | 120 | Active |
| 2 | Rossendale Transport LimitedStandard National · 02004970 | 1 | 118 | Active |
| 3 | First Manchester LtdStandard National · 02818607 | 1 | 100 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 4 | Atlantic Executive Travel LtdStandard International · 03697308 | 2 | 17 | Active |
| 5 | Dale Industrial Services LimitedStandard National · 04870388 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 6 | Instrumental Travel LimitedStandard International · 16704844 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 7 | Prime Exclusive Travel LtdStandard International · 15466736 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 8 | Swift Travel Northwest LimitedStandard International · 15242466 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 9 | Xclusive Travel LimitedStandard International · 11860129 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 3 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
50% of the 12 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 6. 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 PSV6 50%
- Standard National PSV5 42%
- Restricted PSV1 8%
Before you book a coach in Rochdale
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 10 October 2026. How we read it
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