Coach and bus operators · Hertfordshire
Coach companies in Watford
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Watford, Hertfordshire: 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 Watford; the largest fleet is Lucketts of Watford Limited (75 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 9
- PSV licences
- 12
- Vehicles on these licences
- 256
- Earned recognition
- 0
Coach and bus companies in Watford
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Watford, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Watford. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucketts of Watford LimitedStandard International · 03253147 | 1 | 75 | Active |
| 2 | Hearns Coaches LimitedStandard International · 04922927 | 1 | 46 | Active |
| 3 | Readybus LimitedStandard International · 04797897 | 1 | 45 | Active |
| 4 | Lucketts Coaches LimitedStandard National · 15248985 | 1 | 25 | Active |
| 5 | Venture Transport (Hendon) (1965) LtdStandard International · 00867539 | 1 | 16 | Active |
| 6 | Shannon Rail Services LtdStandard National · 04351029 | 1 | 15 | Active |
| 7 | Zez Trading LtdStandard International · 08949080 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 8 | Thecoachcompany.Co.UK LtdStandard International · 13400227 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 9 | Golden Tree LtdStandard National · 07843774 | 1 | 2 | Active |
Plus 3 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
25% of the 12 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 14. 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 PSV6 50%
Before you book a coach in Watford
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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