Coach and bus operators · Kent
Coach companies in Gravesend
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Gravesend, Kent: 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 Gravesend; the largest fleet is Grange Travel Coach Hire Ltd (85 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 14
- PSV licences
- 16
- Vehicles on these licences
- 267
- Earned recognition
- 2
Coach and bus companies in Gravesend
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Gravesend, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Gravesend. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grange Travel Coach Hire LtdStandard International · 09128119 | 4 | 85 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Arriva Kent Thameside LtdStandard National · 02005266 | 1 | 75 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 3 | 1ST Bus Stop LtdStandard National · 10211075 | 2 | 35 | Active |
| 4 | Manor Gate Solutions LimitedStandard International · 09827811 | 1 | 30 | Active |
| 5 | Brian Jones Coaches LtdStandard International · 10695937 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 6 | London Vintage Bus Hire LtdStandard National · 10048061 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 7 | Waymour Bus Hire LtdStandard International · 08943632 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 8 | Jewels Tours LtdStandard International · 05654942 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 9 | 725 LimitedRestricted · 05983359 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 10 | Cando Personnel LtdRestricted · 08183140 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 11 | Goldstar Coaches of Gravesend LimitedStandard International · 09530410 | 2 | 2 | Active – proposal to strike off |
| 12 | Thames Travel UK LimitedStandard National · 06479558 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 13 | Vineyard Farms LimitedRestricted · 11384632 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 14 | Alpha Delta Tango LtdStandard International · 05037411 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 2 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
56% of the 16 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 3. 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 PSV8 50%
- Standard National PSV4 25%
- Restricted PSV4 25%
Before you book a coach in Gravesend
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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