Coach and bus operators · England

Coach companies in Kent

Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in Kent: 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: 89 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Kent, plus 34 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is London General Transport Services Limited, authorised for 2,507 vehicles.

Coach and bus companies: 89
PSV licences: 123
Vehicles on these licences: 6,459
Standard licences: 99

Coach and bus companies in Kent

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

Coach and bus companies in Kent
#	Operator	Sites here	Vehicles	Checks
1	London General Transport Services LimitedStandard National · 02328489	2	2,507	Active
2	Arriva London North LimitedStandard National · 02328559	1	1,112	Earned recognitionActive
3	East Kent Road Car Company LimitedStandard International · 00144585	8	508	Earned recognitionActive
4	Hats Group LtdStandard International · 03135655	1	350	Active
5	Arriva Kent & Surrey LtdStandard National · 00114841	3	272	Earned recognitionActive
6	Centaur Overland Travel LtdStandard International · 01210180	4	147	Active
7	Grange Travel Coach Hire LtdStandard International · 09128119	4	85	Earned recognitionActive
8	Arriva Kent Thameside LtdStandard National · 02005266	1	75	Earned recognitionActive
9	Asd Transport LtdStandard International · 13993620	1	67	Active
10	Passenger Plus LtdStandard International · 07978916	1	65	Active
11	Go-Coachhire LimitedStandard National · 06490924	2	61	Active
12	Britannia Coaches LtdStandard International · 06951394	3	55	Active
13	Chalkwell Coach Hire LimitedStandard International · 02520842	4	55	Active
14	Express Cabs & Couriers LimitedStandard National · 03356179	2	41	Active
15	Nu-Venture Coaches LtdStandard National · 01239389	1	41	Active
16	Kent Coach Travel LtdStandard International · 04718775	1	40	Active
17	1ST Bus Stop LtdStandard National · 10211075	2	35	Active
18	Crosskeys Coaches LimitedStandard International · 04459956	1	30	Active
19	Manor Gate Solutions LimitedStandard International · 09827811	1	30	Active
20	Redwing Coaches of London LtdStandard International · 16762095	1	27	Active
21	Bayliss Executive Travel LtdStandard International · 05104702	1	25	Active
22	R & J Coaches LtdStandard International · 09524083	1	25	Active
23	Strood Cabs LimitedStandard National · 05397447	4	25	Active
24	Serco LimitedStandard National · 00242246	1	24	Active
25	Carosa LimitedStandard International · 04944317	2	22	Active
26	Cobra Corporate Services LimitedStandard National · 04245012	1	21	Active
27	Pro-Force LtdStandard National · 05580634	3	21	Active
28	Ashford Minibuses LtdStandard International · 05959533	2	20	Active
29	Brigit's Afternoon Tea LtdStandard National · 07710318	1	20	Active
30	Loyalty Connections LimitedStandard International · 06414064	1	20	Active
31	Paxton Corporate LimitedStandard National · 10016366	2	20	Active
32	Scotland & Bates LtdStandard International · 11184418	1	20	Active
33	A J & N M Carr LtdStandard National · 01838963	1	19	Active
34	Autocar Bus & Coach Services LimitedStandard National · 04276650	2	16	Active
35	Channel Tunnel Group Limited(The)Standard National · 01811435	1	16	Active
36	Twicerecall LimitedStandard National · 02845533	2	16	Active
37	Brookline Coaches LtdStandard International · 05630059	1	15	Active
38	Kelly Executive LimitedStandard National · 06903877	1	15	Active
39	Lehane Travel LtdStandard International · 01158965	1	15	Active
40	Yms Travel LtdStandard International · 09336837	2	15	Active
41	Carey's Transport LtdStandard International · 10354143	2	14	Active
42	Lorne Brown T/A Canada Cabs LimitedStandard National · 11549778	1	12	Active
43	Sackville School LimitedStandard National · 10567448	1	12	Active
44	The Kings Ferry LimitedStandard International · 03120943	1	12	Active
45	Connections 4 You LtdStandard National · 04690144	1	11	Active
46	Babcock Land Defence LimitedStandard International · 09329025	1	10	Active
47	Brian Jones Coaches LtdStandard International · 10695937	1	10	Active
48	London Vintage Bus Hire LtdStandard National · 10048061	1	8	Active
49	Radnor House Sevenoaks LimitedStandard National · 09391604	1	8	Active
50	Tracks Vehicle Services LtdStandard International · 01671375	1	7	Active
51	Waymour Bus Hire LtdStandard International · 08943632	1	7	Active
52	The Lettuce Company LtdStandard National · 04261649	1	6	Active
53	Ladybirds (1991) LtdStandard International · 08789698	1	5	Active
54	Medway Licensed Taxis LtdStandard National · 14282986	1	5	Active
55	On Coach Services LtdStandard International · 04044614	1	5	Active
56	Dansway LimitedStandard International · 06134895	2	4	Active
57	Jewels Tours LtdStandard International · 05654942	3	4	Active
58	Nk Holidays LimitedStandard International · 12726355	1	4	Active
59	Summit Minibuses & Coaches LtdStandard International · 11769964	1	4	Active
60	Tunbridge Wells 888 Taxis LtdStandard National · 11677210	1	4	Active
61	Elizabeth Taxi LtdStandard International · 13880121	1	3	Active
62	Eventus Travel LtdStandard National · 14159498	1	3	Active
63	Hadlow Rural Community School LimitedStandard National · 07645462	1	3	Active
64	Homesafe Travel LimitedStandard International · 05990306	1	3	Active
65	Jd Coach Holidays LtdStandard International · 16604185	1	3	Active
66	Victor Hire LimitedStandard National · 05138713	1	3	Active
67	725 LimitedRestricted · 05983359	1	2	Active
68	A & K Express Transport LtdRestricted · 04319731	2	2	Active
69	Cando Personnel LtdRestricted · 08183140	1	2	Active
70	Goldstar Coaches of Gravesend LimitedStandard International · 09530410	2	2	Active – proposal to strike off
71	Johnston Coaches LtdStandard International · 08707173	1	2	Active
72	Kent Gurkha Company LtdRestricted · 05797901	2	2	Active
73	Le Pet Express LtdRestricted · 09611493	1	2	Active
74	Manor House Nursery School LtdRestricted · 07258728	1	2	Active
75	Mc Travel LtdStandard International · 16593804	1	2	Active
76	Medway Norse LimitedStandard National · 08353127	1	2	Active
77	Mini Coach Travel LimitedStandard National · 08891163	1	2	Active
78	Oak Hall Expeditions LimitedStandard International · 01674864	1	2	Active
79	Paul Jones Commercials LtdStandard National · 07900395	1	2	Active
80	S & A Produce (UK) LtdStandard National · 02480021	1	2	Active
81	Thames Travel UK LimitedStandard National · 06479558	1	2	Active
82	Vineyard Farms LimitedRestricted · 11384632	1	2	Active
83	Wishford Education Holdings LimitedStandard National · 13760886	1	2	Active
84	Alpha Delta Tango LtdStandard International · 05037411	1	1	Active
85	Avenue Nursery & Forest School LimitedRestricted · 06422660	1	1	Active
86	City Way Nursery LtdRestricted · 03113032	1	1	Active
87	Howe Coach Hire LtdStandard International · 12385087	1	1	Active
88	Smart Taxi App LtdStandard National · 10449069	1	1	Active
89	Sterling Shopping LtdRestricted · 07054313	1	1	Active

Plus 34 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.

Where they are based

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

Gravesend 14
Ashford 11
Rochester 11
Sittingbourne 7
Canterbury 6
Maidstone 6
Dartford 5
Tonbridge 5
Dover 4
Folkestone 4
Sevenoaks 4
Tunbridge Wells 4
Margate 3
Ramsgate 3
Sheerness 3
Swanley 3
Aylesford 2
Faversham 2
Gillingham 2
Herne Bay 2
Romney Marsh 2
West Malling 2
Birchington 1
Dunkirk 1
Sundridge 1
Swanscombe 1
Tenterden 1
Wainscott 1

Postcode districts

Company PSV licences by postcode district, Kent

Postcode district DA12:7 company licences
Postcode district ME3:6 company licences
Postcode district DA11:6 company licences
Postcode district ME15:5 company licences
Postcode district ME9:4 company licences
Postcode district ME1:4 company licences
Postcode district TN23:4 company licences
Postcode district BR8:3 company licences
Postcode district ME2:3 company licences
Postcode district DA1:3 company licences

Licence types and fleet sizes

52% of the 123 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 5. 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 Kent by type

Standard International PSV53 43%
Standard National PSV46 37%
Restricted PSV24 20%

PSV licences in Kent by vehicles authorised

1 vehicles:18 licences
2 vehicles:26 licences
3–5 vehicles:20 licences
6–10 vehicles:9 licences
11–25 vehicles:27 licences
26–50 vehicles:8 licences
51–100 vehicles:9 licences
100+ vehicles:6 licences

Before you book a coach in Kent

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 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 September 2026, read 30 September 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 7 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.