Coach and bus operators · England

Coach companies in Hertfordshire

Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Hertfordshire: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and Companies House status for each company.

Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 58 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Hertfordshire, plus 18 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Arriva Kent Thameside Ltd, authorised for 342 vehicles.

Coach and bus companies: 58
PSV licences: 76
Vehicles on these licences: 1,497
Standard licences: 65

Coach and bus companies in Hertfordshire

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

Coach and bus companies in Hertfordshire
#	Operator	Sites here	Vehicles	Checks
1	Arriva Kent Thameside LtdStandard National · 02005266	4	342	Earned recognitionActive
2	Metroline Travel LtdStandard National · 02328401	1	190	Active
3	Universitybus LtdStandard International · 02350582	2	110	Active
4	Lucketts of Watford LimitedStandard International · 03253147	1	75	Active
5	London Hire Community Services LtdStandard National · 08398077	1	47	Active
6	Hearns Coaches LimitedStandard International · 04922927	1	46	Active
7	Jetsie LtdStandard International · 01362948	2	45	Active
8	Readybus LimitedStandard International · 04797897	1	45	Active
9	Acme Bus Co LtdStandard National · 07368612	2	40	Active
10	Desi Coaches LtdStandard International · 08452834	2	32	Active
11	Provence Private Hire LimitedStandard International · 01401862	1	30	Active
12	Reg's Coaches LimitedStandard International · 00732854	1	30	Active
13	Mullanys Coaches LtdStandard International · 04194191	1	29	Active
14	Whites St. Albans LimitedStandard National · 07370116	1	26	Active
15	Lucketts Coaches LimitedStandard National · 15248985	1	25	Active
16	Sullivan Buses Engineering LtdStandard National · 05347791	1	25	Active
17	Masons Minibus & Coach Hire LtdStandard International · 09376769	1	23	Active
18	Blenheim Schools Group LimitedStandard National · 16134999	1	16	Active
19	Venture Transport (Hendon) (1965) LtdStandard International · 00867539	1	16	Active
20	Inspired Learning Group (UK) LimitedStandard National · 01550681	1	15	Active
21	Shannon Rail Services LtdStandard National · 04351029	2	15	Active
22	Barnett's Coaches LtdStandard International · 05332617	1	13	Active
23	24 X 7 LtdStandard International · 04142000	1	12	Active
24	Welham Travel LtdStandard National · 06861532	1	12	Active
25	Zez Trading LtdStandard International · 08949080	1	12	Active
26	599 LimitedStandard National · 08403884	1	10	Active
27	Alm Travel LtdStandard National · 08705321	1	10	Active
28	Falcon Coaches Sm LtdStandard International · 15070726	1	10
29	Kinect Services LtdStandard International · 08369578	1	10	Active
30	Ktl Coaches LimitedStandard International · 10633234	2	10	Active
31	The Long Mile LimitedStandard International · 07154213	1	10	Active
32	Bamgro LtdStandard International · 08817692	1	8	Active
33	Carline LtdStandard International · 03079594	1	8	Active
34	Lavish Travel LtdStandard National · 13795531	1	8	Active
35	Riviera Executive Travel LtdStandard International · 08203534	2	8	Active
36	Thecoachcompany.Co.UK LtdStandard International · 13400227	1	8	Active
37	Airport Transfer Cars LimitedStandard International · 07871727	1	7	Active
38	Chariots For Hire LtdStandard National · 15842458	2	7	Active
39	Big Minibus LimitedStandard International · 07368322	1	5	Active
40	Cobra Corporate Services LimitedStandard National · 04245012	1	5	Active
41	A2Z Herts Cars LtdStandard International · 12688150	1	4	Active
42	Routemaster Hire LimitedStandard National · 05435791	1	3	Active
43	A K A Travel LimitedRestricted · 04703213	1	2
44	Barry’s Buses LtdStandard National · 15202209	1	2	Active
45	Crawford's Travel LtdStandard National · 10528605	1	2	Active
46	Diamond Transport (Herts) LimitedRestricted · 07203900	3	2	Active
47	Egerton-Rothesay School LtdRestricted · 02226604	1	2	Active
48	Golden Tree LtdStandard National · 07843774	1	2	Active
49	Landshuttle LtdStandard National · 14913203	1	2	Active
50	Miami Motors LtdStandard International · 03549077	1	2	Active
51	Pg Minibuses LtdStandard National · 11870646	1	2	Active
52	Rainbow Travel LtdRestricted · 05886728	2	2	Active
53	Vip Partybuses LtdStandard National · 07930881	1	2	Active
54	Aba Cars LtdStandard National · 06943794	1	1	Active
55	E&J Limousines LimitedStandard National · 13442321	1	1	Active
56	Evebus LtdStandard International · 08714999	1	1	Active
57	Travel More LtdStandard National · 12462902	1	1	Active
58	W R Hardwick LtdStandard National · 00794860	1	1	Active

Plus 18 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.

Where they are based

Operating-centre towns in Hertfordshire with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.

Watford 9
St Albans 7
Hemel Hempstead 6
Borehamwood 4
Stevenage 4
Ware 4
Hatfield 3
Potters Bar 3
Tring 3
Welwyn Garden City 3
Berkhamsted 2
Bishop's Stortford 2
Hoddesdon 2
Waltham Cross 2
Welwyn 2
Abbots Langley 1
Bushey 1
Cheshunt 1
Hempstead 1
Hertford 1
Hitchin 1
Letchworth Garden City 1
Rickmansworth 1
Sawbridgeworth 1

Postcode districts

Company PSV licences by postcode district, Hertfordshire

Postcode district AL2:5 company licences
Postcode district HP3:4 company licences
Postcode district WD25:4 company licences
Postcode district WD6:4 company licences
Postcode district SG1:4 company licences
Postcode district EN6:3 company licences
Postcode district HP23:3 company licences
Postcode district AL7:3 company licences
Postcode district EN11:2 company licences
Postcode district HP2:2 company licences

Licence types and fleet sizes

45% of the 76 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 7. 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 Hertfordshire by type

Standard National PSV36 47%
Standard International PSV29 38%
Restricted PSV11 14%

PSV licences in Hertfordshire by vehicles authorised

1 vehicles:9 licences
2 vehicles:18 licences
3–5 vehicles:7 licences
6–10 vehicles:16 licences
11–25 vehicles:12 licences
26–50 vehicles:10 licences
51–100 vehicles:1 licences
100+ vehicles:3 licences

Before you book a coach in Hertfordshire

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 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 10 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.