Coach and bus operators · Lancashire
Coach companies in Blackpool
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Blackpool, Lancashire: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 9 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Blackpool; the largest fleet is Blackpool Transport Services Ltd (215 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 9
- PSV licences
- 14
- Vehicles on these licences
- 300
- Earned recognition
- 0
Coach and bus companies in Blackpool
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Blackpool, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Blackpool. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool Transport Services LtdStandard National · 02003020 | 1 | 215 | Active |
| 2 | Redraw Travel LtdStandard International · 10011603 | 3 | 30 | Active |
| 3 | Transporabus LtdStandard National · 07804276 | 1 | 16 | Active |
| 4 | Transporabus North West LtdStandard National · 06072889 | 1 | 15 | Active |
| 5 | Fylde Coast Minibuses LtdStandard National · 17038470 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 6 | North Travel LtdStandard National · 10811368 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 7 | Comfy Tours LimitedStandard National · 09014429 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 8 | Swanntours LtdStandard International · 17311431 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | The Blue Motors of Blackpool LtdStandard National · 05639133 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 5 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
64% of the 14 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 2. 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 PSV8 57%
- Standard International PSV6 43%
Before you book a coach in Blackpool
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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