Coach and bus operators · Highland
Coach companies in Inverness
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Inverness, Highland: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 14 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Inverness; the largest fleet is Fife Scottish Omnibuses Ltd (528 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 14
- PSV licences
- 17
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,264
- Earned recognition
- 1
Coach and bus companies in Inverness
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Inverness, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Inverness. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fife Scottish Omnibuses LtdStandard International · SC026126 | 1 | 528 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Loch Lomond Bus Services Ltd.Standard International · SC240425 | 1 | 190 | Active |
| 3 | Ember Core LtdStandard National · SC633049 | 1 | 171 | Active |
| 4 | D & E Coaches LtdStandard National · SC256333 | 4 | 100 | Active |
| 5 | Rabbie's Trail Burners LimitedStandard National · SC164516 | 1 | 90 | Active |
| 6 | Timberbush Tours LimitedStandard National · SC279983 | 1 | 50 | Active |
| 7 | Geo Amey LimitedStandard National · 07556404 | 1 | 41 | Active |
| 8 | The Ultimate Highland Experience LtdStandard International · SC294344 | 2 | 40 | Active |
| 9 | Radical Travel Group LtdStandard International · SC136334 | 1 | 28 | Active |
| 10 | Culloden LimitedStandard National · SC143189 | 2 | 12 | Active |
| 11 | Wow Scotland Tours LtdStandard International · SC398846 | 2 | 6 | Active |
| 12 | Glenfold Ltd.Restricted · SC377452 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 13 | Ness Valley Transport LtdStandard International · SC897270 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Continuum (Loch Ness) LimitedRestricted · 11413196 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 3 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
35% of the 17 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 28. 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 35%
- Standard National PSV6 35%
- Restricted PSV5 29%
Before you book a coach in Inverness
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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