--- title: "Coach companies in Southampton" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/hampshire/southampton markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/hampshire/southampton.md dvsa_file_date: 2026-10-07 publisher: HaulierScope licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) --- # Coach companies in Southampton > Check a coach or bus company in Southampton (Hampshire) before you book: 19 PSV-licensed operators, 1,113 vehicles authorised, licence type and status. Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026 (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/2a67d1ee-8f1b-43a3-8bc6-e8772d162a3c/traffic-commissioners-goods-and-public-service-vehicle-operator-licence-records). Coach and bus operators · Hampshire 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 Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/go-south-coast-limited-03949597) Standard National · 03949597 | 1 | 900 | Active | | 2 | [Wheelers Travel Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1011572) Standard International · 04387297 | 1 | 53 | Active | | 3 | [Princess Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph0007097) Standard International · 03927621 | 1 | 16 | Active | | 4 | [Poole Bay Travel Ltd.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1074813) Standard International · 06315211 | 1 | 15 | Active | | 5 | [Angela Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph0005752) Standard International · 01757692 | 2 | 14 | Active | | 6 | [Amlyn Chauffeurs Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph2072502) Standard International · 11086133 | 2 | 10 | Active | | 7 | [Bee Line Travel Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1100658) Standard International · 04498867 | 2 | 10 | Active | | 8 | [Cool Cars South Coast Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph2065314) Standard National · 12497315 | 1 | 10 | Active | | 9 | [Hythe and Waterside Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph0006139) Standard International · 01636921 | 1 | 10 | Active | | 10 | [Panache Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1045772) Standard National · 04829059 | 1 | 10 | Active | | 11 | [Vip Chauffeurs Chilworth Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph2073578) Standard National · 14283132 | 3 | 10 | Active | | 12 | [Coach Events Services Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph2041919) Standard International · 09498974 | 1 | 9 | Active | | 13 | [Cruise Azure Parking Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph2065992) Standard National · 13750619 | 1 | 7 | Active | | 14 | [Ads Recruitment Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1036567) Standard National · 03834553 | 2 | 4 | Active | | 15 | [Horizon Cars Service Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph2082658) Standard National · 15184581 | 1 | 4 | Active | | 16 | [Airlynx Parking Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1139555) Standard National · 08458344 | 2 | 3 | Active | | 17 | [Abbey Limos Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph1092718) Restricted · 07051749 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 18 | [Radio Taxis (Southampton) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph2069070) Restricted · 01867707 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 19 | [Northside Travel Solutions Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/ph2063028) Standard 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. PSV licences in Southampton by type - Standard International PSV **10** 43% - Standard National PSV **10** 43% - Restricted PSV **3** 13% PSV licences in Southampton by vehicles authorised 1. 1 vehicles: 2 licences 2. 2 vehicles: 4 licences 3. 3–5 vehicles: 3 licences 4. 6–10 vehicles: 8 licences 5. 11–25 vehicles: 4 licences 6. 26–50 vehicles: 0 licences 7. 51–100 vehicles: 1 licences 8. 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. ## More in Hampshire - [Fareham 8](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/hampshire/fareham) - [All coach companies in Hampshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/hampshire) - [Every operator licence in Southampton 486](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/west-of-england/southampton) ## More data and tools - [**Upcoming public inquiries** Traffic Commissioner public inquiries listed for companies, by traffic area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/public-inquiries) - [**Haulier insolvency watch** Licences held by companies in liquidation or administration.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/insolvency-watch) - [**Companies House filing watch** Hauliers whose accounts are overdue at Companies House.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/filing-watch) - [**Continuation dates by month** Which operator licences are due for continuation, and when.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/continuations) - [**DVSA earned recognition list** Operators in DVSA's earned recognition scheme, by traffic area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition) - [**Data status** How old each source is and when we last checked it.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/status) - [**Applications and Decisions by area** The latest weekly bulletin in each traffic area: new applications, objection deadlines, grants and refusals.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/applications-and-decisions) - [**New operator licences granted** Every new goods and PSV licence granted, month by month, with the companies named.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/new-operator-licences) - [**Licences revoked, surrendered or terminated** Licences the Traffic Commissioners list each month as revoked, surrendered or terminated, in their own wording.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licences-ended) Guides - [How to check a PSV operator licence](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/psv-operator-licence-check) - [Types of operator licence](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/operator-licence-types) - [What curtailed, suspended and revoked mean](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/curtailed-suspended-revoked) DVSA file 7 Oct 2026 Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 9 October 2026. [How we read it](https://haulierscope.co.uk/methodology) Contains public sector information licensed under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). 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. --- Canonical page: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/hampshire/southampton Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Companies House data. HaulierScope is an independent service, not affiliated with DVSA or the Traffic Commissioners. It is updated when DVSA publishes a new file, usually weekly.