Coach and bus operators · Greater Manchester
Coach companies in Stockport
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Stockport, Greater Manchester: 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 Stockport; the largest fleet is Greater Manchester Buses South Ltd (670 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 12
- PSV licences
- 19
- Vehicles on these licences
- 901
- Earned recognition
- 1
Coach and bus companies in Stockport
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Stockport, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Stockport. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greater Manchester Buses South LtdStandard International · 02818654 | 1 | 670 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Belle Vue (Manchester) LtdStandard International · 03272014 | 2 | 80 | Active |
| 3 | Freedom Travel North LtdStandard International · 05833496 | 1 | 14 | Active |
| 4 | Carsville Coaches LimitedStandard International · 07582418 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 5 | Travel Deluxe LimitedStandard International · 12296316 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 6 | Belle Vue Buses LimitedStandard International · 12662848 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 7 | Elite Services LtdStandard International · 01557368 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 8 | Lambs Car & Commercial LtdStandard International · 03582368 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 9 | J&A Minibuses LimitedStandard National · 15605973 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 10 | Hw Travel LimitedStandard International · 16810101 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 11 | Brabyns Preparatory School LimitedRestricted · 07752182 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 12 | Luteaim LtdRestricted · 02348611 | 1 | 2 | Active |
Plus 7 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
37% of the 19 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 9. 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 PSV9 47%
- Restricted PSV6 32%
- Standard National PSV4 21%
Before you book a coach in Stockport
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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