Coach and bus operators · England

Coach companies in Merseyside

Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in Merseyside: 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: 68 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Merseyside, plus 36 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Arriva Merseyside Limited, authorised for 975 vehicles.

Coach and bus companies: 68
PSV licences: 104
Vehicles on these licences: 2,435
Standard licences: 83

Coach and bus companies in Merseyside

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

Coach and bus companies in Merseyside
#	Operator	Sites here	Vehicles	Checks
1	Arriva Merseyside LimitedStandard National · 01990871	6	975	Earned recognitionActive
2	Ribble Motor Services LtdStandard National · 03990677	3	478	Earned recognitionActive
3	Cumfybus LtdStandard National · 04458742	2	75	Active
4	Gavin Murray LimitedStandard International · 00698935	2	61	Earned recognitionActive
5	Als Coaches LtdStandard International · 05053885	1	58	Active
6	Hartley Travel LtdStandard National · 07019638	1	34	Active
7	Huyton Travel LimitedStandard National · 01978539	1	34	Active
8	Peoplesbus LimitedStandard National · 06522115	1	32	Active
9	A2B Travel (UK) LtdStandard National · 03909468	1	29	Active
10	A1A LtdStandard National · 02982965	1	28	Active
11	Ashcroft Travel LtdStandard International · 04782623	1	27	Active
12	Supreme Executive Cars LimitedStandard National · 03211164	1	26	Active
13	Presidential Travel LtdStandard National · 06481431	1	25	Active
14	C J's Travel LimitedStandard National · 04097845	2	20	Active
15	Ftvl Services LimitedStandard National · 15286361	2	20	Active
16	Maghull Coaches LtdStandard National · 04250231	1	19	Active
17	Hattons Transport LtdStandard International · 07549501	1	18	Active
18	Kearney Group U.K. LtdStandard International · 13863434	1	18	Active
19	Castle Accessible Transport LtdStandard National · 11239600	1	16	Active
20	David Ogden Holidays LimitedStandard International · 03706998	1	16	Active
21	Geo Amey LimitedStandard National · 07556404	1	16	Active
22	Aintree Coaches (International) LtdStandard International · 03317307	1	14	Active
23	Apex Management Solutions LtdStandard International · 07257399	1	12	Active
24	Ark Community Transport LtdStandard National · 06901868	1	12	Active
25	Kids Planet Day Nurseries LimitedStandard National · 06596787	1	12	Active
26	Abacus UK Training LimitedStandard National · 08728176	1	10	Active
27	Cannon Bbt LtdStandard International · 05642668	1	10	Active
28	Knowsley Travel LtdStandard National · 09090551	1	10	Active
29	Liverpool City Sights LtdStandard National · 09648220	1	10	Active
30	A Team Wirral LimitedStandard National · 09662531	1	9	Active
31	Babcock Aerospace LimitedStandard National · 03887962	1	8	Active
32	J&K Travel LtdStandard International · 10735387	2	8	Active
33	R O Beck Transport LtdStandard National · 14889008	1	8	Active
34	Timewells Travel LtdStandard International · 05687146	1	8	Active
35	Ground Transport Solutions LtdStandard National · 16620625	2	7	Active
36	P G Coaches and Minicoaches LtdStandard International · 06816397	1	7	Active
37	Bradys Mini Bus Travel LimitedStandard National · 10156245	1	6	Active
38	Furlongs Travel LtdStandard National · 05354216	1	6	Active
39	Md Bus & Coach LimitedStandard National · 08900718	1	6	Active
40	Chadwick Travel LimitedStandard National · 07592062	1	5	Active
41	Access Further Education LimitedStandard National · 02749258	4	4	Active
42	Cavern City Tours LtdStandard National · 01744312	1	4	Active
43	Dw Travel LimitedStandard International · 14814358	2	4	Active
44	Merseybus LtdStandard National · 07405654	1	4	Active
45	Oakwards Travel LtdStandard National · 06038824	1	4	Active
46	Starcruiser Bussing LimitedStandard International · 06358048	1	4	Active
47	Compass Group UK & Ireland LtdStandard National · 02272248	2	3	Active
48	Lm Travel LimitedStandard International · 11678326	1	3	Active
49	Take-U-There Travel Service LtdStandard National · 04908189	1	3	Active
50	Adlington Group Travel LtdStandard National · 11693687	1	2	Active
51	B C Travel LimitedStandard National · 14490154	1	2	Active
52	Cheshire Contract Cars LtdRestricted · 10353090	1	2	Active
53	Eye Cab LimitedStandard International · 08352451	1	2	Active
54	Idg Minibuses LimitedStandard National · 14936919	2	2	Active
55	Link Line Travel (Southport) LtdStandard International · 04907903	1	2	Active – proposal to strike off
56	Mini Go Transfers LtdStandard National · 16693823	1	2	Active
57	Northern Star Coach Hire LtdStandard International · 15590043	1	2	Active
58	T & N Travel LtdRestricted · 08149602	1	2	Active
59	Xpress Travel LimitedStandard National · 13639324	1	2	Active
60	Brewery Tours LtdStandard International · 14503133	1	1	Active
61	Diamond Travel Minibus LtdRestricted · 14030780	1	1	Active
62	Liverpool Chauffeurs LimitedRestricted · 09976488	1	1	Active
63	New Brighton Day Nursery CICRestricted	1	1
64	Pjc Executive Travel LimitedRestricted · 12216198	1	1	Active
65	Rigby's Mini Travel LtdStandard International · 10680775	1	1	Active – proposal to strike off
66	Seahorse Amphibious Vehicles LtdStandard National · 08336781	2	1	Active
67	The Beats Tours LtdRestricted · 11741454	1	1	Active
68	Titanium Travel LtdStandard National · 14261726	1	1	Active

Plus 36 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.

Where they are based

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

Liverpool 34
St Helens 12
Birkenhead 7
Southport 5
Bootle 4
Wirral 4
Newton-le-Willows 3
Wallasey 3
Prenton 2
Formby 1
Haydock 1
Kirkby 1
Prescot 1
Upton 1

Postcode districts

Company PSV licences by postcode district, Merseyside

Postcode district WA9:7 company licences
Postcode district CH41:6 company licences
Postcode district L33:6 company licences
Postcode district L20:5 company licences
Postcode district L31:5 company licences
Postcode district L24:5 company licences
Postcode district L9:4 company licences
Postcode district PR9:4 company licences
Postcode district WA11:4 company licences
Postcode district L36:3 company licences

Licence types and fleet sizes

54% of the 104 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 4. 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 Merseyside by type

Standard National PSV55 53%
Standard International PSV28 27%
Restricted PSV21 20%

PSV licences in Merseyside by vehicles authorised

1 vehicles:17 licences
2 vehicles:25 licences
3–5 vehicles:14 licences
6–10 vehicles:18 licences
11–25 vehicles:17 licences
26–50 vehicles:8 licences
51–100 vehicles:3 licences
100+ vehicles:2 licences

Before you book a coach in Merseyside

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 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 September 2026, read 30 September 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 7 October 2026. How we read it

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.