Coach and bus operators · Kent
Coach companies in Rochester
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Rochester, 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 Rochester; the largest fleet is Hats Group Ltd (350 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 11
- PSV licences
- 14
- Vehicles on these licences
- 533
- Earned recognition
- 0
Coach and bus companies in Rochester
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Rochester, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Rochester. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hats Group LtdStandard International · 03135655 | 1 | 350 | Active |
| 2 | Asd Transport LtdStandard International · 13993620 | 1 | 67 | Active |
| 3 | Redwing Coaches of London LtdStandard International · 16762095 | 1 | 27 | Active |
| 4 | Strood Cabs LimitedStandard National · 05397447 | 2 | 25 | Active |
| 5 | Carosa LimitedStandard International · 04944317 | 2 | 22 | Active |
| 6 | The Lettuce Company LtdStandard National · 04261649 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 7 | Dansway LimitedStandard International · 06134895 | 2 | 4 | Active |
| 8 | Jewels Tours LtdStandard International · 05654942 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 9 | Medway Norse LimitedStandard National · 08353127 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 10 | City Way Nursery LtdRestricted · 03113032 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 11 | Howe Coach Hire LtdStandard International · 12385087 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 3 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
50% of the 14 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.
- Standard International PSV7 50%
- Standard National PSV5 36%
- Restricted PSV2 14%
Before you book a coach in Rochester
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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