Coach and bus operators · Kent
Coach companies in Ashford
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Ashford, Kent: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 11 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Ashford; the largest fleet is East Kent Road Car Company Limited (508 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 11
- PSV licences
- 11
- Vehicles on these licences
- 866
- Earned recognition
- 1
Coach and bus companies in Ashford
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Ashford, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Ashford. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Kent Road Car Company LimitedStandard International · 00144585 | 2 | 508 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Centaur Overland Travel LtdStandard International · 01210180 | 1 | 147 | Active |
| 3 | Passenger Plus LtdStandard International · 07978916 | 1 | 65 | Active |
| 4 | Chalkwell Coach Hire LimitedStandard International · 02520842 | 1 | 55 | Active |
| 5 | R & J Coaches LtdStandard International · 09524083 | 1 | 27 | Active |
| 6 | Ashford Minibuses LtdStandard International · 05959533 | 2 | 20 | Active |
| 7 | Scotland & Bates LtdStandard International · 11184418 | 1 | 20 | Active |
| 8 | A J & N M Carr LtdStandard National · 01838963 | 1 | 19 | Active |
| 9 | A & K Express Transport LtdRestricted · 04319731 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 10 | Le Pet Express LtdRestricted · 09611493 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 11 | Sterling Shopping LtdRestricted · 07054313 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Licence types and fleet sizes
27% of the 11 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 20. 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 PSV7 64%
- Restricted PSV3 27%
- Standard National PSV1 9%
Before you book a coach in Ashford
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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