Coach and bus operators · Hampshire
Coach companies in Southampton
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Southampton, Hampshire: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 19 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Southampton; the largest fleet is Go South Coast Limited (900 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 19
- PSV licences
- 23
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,113
- Earned recognition
- 0
Coach and bus companies in Southampton
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Southampton, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Southampton. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go South Coast LimitedStandard National · 03949597 | 1 | 900 | Active |
| 2 | Wheelers Travel LimitedStandard International · 04387297 | 1 | 53 | Active |
| 3 | Princess Coaches LtdStandard International · 03927621 | 1 | 16 | Active |
| 4 | Poole Bay Travel Ltd.Standard International · 06315211 | 1 | 15 | Active |
| 5 | Angela Coaches LtdStandard International · 01757692 | 2 | 14 | Active |
| 6 | Amlyn Chauffeurs LtdStandard International · 11086133 | 2 | 10 | Active |
| 7 | Bee Line Travel LimitedStandard International · 04498867 | 2 | 10 | Active |
| 8 | Cool Cars South Coast LimitedStandard National · 12497315 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 9 | Hythe and Waterside Coaches LtdStandard International · 01636921 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 10 | Panache Travel LtdStandard National · 04829059 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 11 | Vip Chauffeurs Chilworth LimitedStandard National · 14283132 | 3 | 10 | Active |
| 12 | Coach Events Services LtdStandard International · 09498974 | 1 | 9 | Active |
| 13 | Cruise Azure Parking LtdStandard National · 13750619 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 14 | Ads Recruitment LimitedStandard National · 03834553 | 2 | 4 | Active |
| 15 | Horizon Cars Service LtdStandard National · 15184581 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 16 | Airlynx Parking LtdStandard National · 08458344 | 2 | 3 | Active |
| 17 | Abbey Limos LimitedRestricted · 07051749 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 18 | Radio Taxis (Southampton) LimitedRestricted · 01867707 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 19 | Northside Travel Solutions LimitedStandard International · 13885517 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 4 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
39% of the 23 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 International PSV10 43%
- Standard National PSV10 43%
- Restricted PSV3 13%
- 1 vehicles:2 licences
- 2 vehicles:4 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:3 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:8 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:4 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:0 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:1 licences
- 100+ vehicles:1 licences
Before you book a coach in Southampton
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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