Coach and bus operators · Lancashire

Coach companies in Preston

Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Preston, Lancashire: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.

Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 19 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Preston; the largest fleet is Stagecoach (North West) Limited (500 vehicles authorised).

Coach and bus companies: 19
PSV licences: 27
Vehicles on these licences: 999
Earned recognition: 1

Coach and bus companies in Preston

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

Coach and bus companies in Preston
#	Operator	Sites here	Vehicles	Checks
1	Stagecoach (North West) LimitedStandard International · 00123665	2	500	Earned recognitionActive
2	Diamond Bus (North West) LimitedStandard National · 03037228	1	175	Active
3	Preston Bus LimitedStandard National · 02004022	1	130	Active
4	Archway Travel LimitedStandard National · 08206115	1	35	Active
5	Mario Coach Travel LimitedStandard International · 09146747	2	24	Active
6	Walton's Coach Hire LtdStandard International · 04543693	1	17	Active
7	Geo Amey LimitedStandard National · 07556404	1	16	Active
8	Redline Travel LtdStandard International · 04038404	1	15	Active
9	Millers Citax LtdStandard National · 04969167	1	12	Active
10	Brethertons Gold Line Tours LtdStandard International · 04693542	2	8	Active
11	Foreign SupportStandard National · 07369590	2	7	Active
12	Coach Hire Executive Travel LtdStandard National · 04508916	1	5	Active
13	Preston Pro Taxis LtdStandard National · 12400982	1	5	Active
14	Nw Pro Cars LimitedStandard International · 14928430	1	4	Active
15	Drive Vip Cars LtdStandard National · 16424388	1	2	Active
16	Lakeland Coaches LimitedStandard International · 04020443	1	2	Active
17	Luteaim LtdRestricted · 02348611	1	2	Active
18	Flight Connects LtdStandard International · 16290429	1	1	Active
19	Premier Transport Services Pvt LtdStandard National · 14932678	1	1	Active

Plus 8 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.

Licence types and fleet sizes

56% of the 27 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 Preston by type

Standard National PSV15 56%
Standard International PSV10 37%
Restricted PSV2 7%

PSV licences in Preston by vehicles authorised

1 vehicles:4 licences
2 vehicles:7 licences
3–5 vehicles:4 licences
6–10 vehicles:2 licences
11–25 vehicles:6 licences
26–50 vehicles:1 licences
51–100 vehicles:0 licences
100+ vehicles:3 licences

Before you book a coach in Preston

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 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 9 October 2026. How we read it

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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.