Coach and bus operators · England
Coach companies in Isle of Wight
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Isle of Wight: 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: 9 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Isle of Wight, plus 3 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Go South Coast Limited, authorised for 900 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 9
- PSV licences
- 12
- Vehicles on these licences
- 976
- Standard licences
- 9
Coach and bus companies in Isle of Wight
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Isle of Wight, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Isle of Wight. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go South Coast LimitedStandard National · 03949597 | 3 | 900 | Active |
| 2 | Daish's Coaches LimitedStandard National · 03611867 | 1 | 26 | Active |
| 3 | Daishs Hotel LtdStandard National · 01552456 | 1 | 16 | Active |
| 4 | Kardan Travel LimitedStandard International · 04923645 | 1 | 9 | Active |
| 5 | Wight Coaches LimitedStandard International · 12290998 | 3 | 8 | Active |
| 6 | Alpha (Iow) Ltd.Standard National · 04746176 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 7 | Aka Restaurants (Colwell) LtdRestricted · 08439234 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 8 | Mount Pleasant (Iow) LtdStandard International · 12962638 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 9 | Top Mops LimitedRestricted · 07946117 | 1 | 2 | Active |
Plus 3 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Isle of Wight with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Newport 3
- Shanklin 3
- Cowes 2
- Isle of Wight 1
- Ryde 1
- Sandown 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district PO30:3 company licences
- Postcode district PO31:2 company licences
- Postcode district PO37:2 company licences
- Postcode district PO33:1 company licences
- Postcode district PO36:1 company licences
- Postcode district PO38:1 company licences
- Postcode district PO40:1 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
50% of the 12 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 4. 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 National PSV5 42%
- Standard International PSV4 33%
- Restricted PSV3 25%
Before you book a coach in Isle of Wight
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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