Coach and bus operators · England

Coach companies in Leicestershire

Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Leicestershire: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and Companies House status for each company.

Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 47 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Leicestershire, plus 23 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Leicester Citybus Limited, authorised for 220 vehicles.

Coach and bus companies: 47
PSV licences: 70
Vehicles on these licences: 1,308
Standard licences: 57

Coach and bus companies in Leicestershire

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

Coach and bus companies in Leicestershire
#	Operator	Sites here	Vehicles	Checks
1	Leicester Citybus LimitedStandard International · 02000072	2	220	Earned recognitionActive
2	Arriva Midlands LtdStandard National · 02141078	3	168	Earned recognitionActive
3	Central Connect Transport LimitedStandard International · 09964786	1	146	Active
4	Centrebus North LtdStandard National · 05649134	2	99	Active
5	Roberts Tours LtdStandard International · 03067796	1	95	Active
6	Barton Buses LimitedStandard National · 02347412	1	90	Active
7	Ausden Clark LimitedStandard International · 01067886	2	50	Active
8	Wood's Coaches LimitedStandard International · 00968555	1	50	Active
9	Kinchbus LtdStandard National · 02116469	1	45	Active
10	Paul S Winson (Coaches) LtdStandard International · 01692596	1	34	Earned recognitionActive
11	Beaver Bus LtdStandard National · 06458179	1	30	Active
12	Confidence Bus & Coach Ltd.Standard International · 04659593	2	27	Active
13	Driving Plus LtdStandard National · 02436612	1	18	Active
14	Geo Amey LimitedStandard National · 07556404	1	18	Active
15	Orbit Coaches LimitedStandard International · 07504121	1	18	Active
16	G and G Travel (Melton Mowbray) LtdStandard International · 12164969	1	14	Active
17	Nesbit Bros LtdStandard National · 00580585	1	10	Active
18	Brooke House College LimitedStandard National · 12001673	1	8	Active
19	Central Coaches LtdStandard National · 08031102	1	8	Active
20	Fleckers' Coach Trips LtdStandard International · 14027761	1	7	Active
21	Andrews of Leicester LtdStandard International · 04961485	1	6	Active
22	Asmal Coaches LtdStandard International · 16787689	1	6	Active
23	Elliotts Coaches LimitedStandard National · 04596273	1	5	Active
24	Industria Personnel Services LtdStandard National · 04386504	2	5	Active
25	Senad LimitedStandard National · 01176549	1	5	Active
26	Mallu Travel LtdStandard National · 11022247	1	4	Active
27	British Gas Trading LimitedStandard National · 03078711	1	3	Active
28	Driver Training Education LtdStandard National · 14681260	1	3	Active
29	Fcv International Football Academy LimitedStandard National · 12758067	1	3	Active
30	Kg Temporary LimitedStandard National · 11343579	1	3	Active
31	Burley Travels LimitedStandard National · 15790021	1	2	Active
32	City Self Drive (Leicester) LimitedRestricted · 04711313	1	2	Active
33	Dbl Bus & Coach LtdStandard National · 15641548	1	2	Active
34	Empire Travels LtdStandard International · 13762570	1	2	Active
35	Loughborough Endowed SchoolsRestricted	1	2
36	Matrix Travels (Leic) LtdStandard International · 11179944	1	2	Active
37	Mkl Chauffeurs LtdRestricted · 12959347	1	2	Active
38	N & P Travel LtdStandard International · 14757026	1	2	Active
39	Palmers of Leicester LtdStandard National · 05463453	1	2	Active
40	The Clay-Oven Bakery LimitedRestricted · 05814141	1	2	Active
41	A Zoom LtdStandard International · 06874139	1	1	Active
42	Ba Travels (Leic) LtdStandard National · 14586698	1	1	Active
43	Captains Coaches LtdStandard National · 11872917	1	1	Active
44	Cyrus Travels LimitedStandard National · 13960202	1	1	Active
45	Midlands Minibuses LtdStandard International · 16637311	1	1
46	Navsa LimitedRestricted · 07861998	2	1	Active
47	Peter's Travel LtdStandard International · 16360322	1	1	Active

Plus 23 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.

Where they are based

Operating-centre towns in Leicestershire with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.

Leicester 28
Loughborough 4
Melton Mowbray 4
Wigston 4
Coalville 3
Cosby 1
Derby 1
Hinckley 1
Market Harborough 1
Peckleton 1
Schools 1
Swadlincote 1

Postcode districts

Company PSV licences by postcode district, Leicestershire

Postcode district LE4:9 company licences
Postcode district LE5:7 company licences
Postcode district LE3:6 company licences
Postcode district LE18:5 company licences
Postcode district LE14:4 company licences
Postcode district LE11:4 company licences
Postcode district LE67:3 company licences
Postcode district LE9:3 company licences
Postcode district LE1:2 company licences
Postcode district LE19:2 company licences

Licence types and fleet sizes

61% of the 70 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.

PSV licences in Leicestershire by type

Standard National PSV31 44%
Standard International PSV26 37%
Restricted PSV13 19%

PSV licences in Leicestershire by vehicles authorised

1 vehicles:14 licences
2 vehicles:16 licences
3–5 vehicles:13 licences
6–10 vehicles:10 licences
11–25 vehicles:5 licences
26–50 vehicles:6 licences
51–100 vehicles:3 licences
100+ vehicles:3 licences

Before you book a coach in Leicestershire

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.