Coach and bus operators · Scotland
Coach companies in Inverclyde
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in the Inverclyde council area: 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: 11 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the Inverclyde council area, plus 2 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is McGill's Bus Service Ltd, authorised for 600 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 11
- PSV licences
- 13
- Vehicles on these licences
- 870
- Standard licences
- 11
Coach and bus companies in Inverclyde
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Inverclyde, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Inverclyde. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McGill's Bus Service LtdStandard National · SC027238 | 1 | 600 | Active |
| 2 | Loch Lomond Bus Services Ltd.Standard International · SC240425 | 1 | 190 | Active |
| 3 | Hardies Coaches LtdStandard International · SC324952 | 1 | 18 | Active |
| 4 | Clarkes Coaches LimitedStandard International · SC460850 | 2 | 14 | Active |
| 5 | C&R Coaches LimitedStandard National · SC419739 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 6 | Temporal Travel LimitedStandard International · SC541451 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 7 | Glen Coaches LtdStandard National · SC121506 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 8 | Lambs Coaches (Scotland) LtdStandard National · SC879387 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 9 | Gsg Coaches Ltd.Standard National · SC330176 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 10 | Ss Travel (Greenock) LimitedStandard International · SC849274 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 11 | Serca Tours LtdRestricted · SC724574 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 2 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Inverclyde with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Greenock 9
- Glasgow 2
Postcode districts
- Postcode district PA16:6 company licences
- Postcode district PA15:3 company licences
- Postcode district PA14:2 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
46% of the 13 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 8. 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 46%
- Standard National PSV5 38%
- Restricted PSV2 15%
Before you book a coach in Inverclyde
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 8 October 2026. How we read it
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