Coach and bus operators · Merseyside
Coach companies in Birkenhead
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Birkenhead, Merseyside: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 8 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Birkenhead; the largest fleet is Arriva Merseyside Limited (775 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 8
- PSV licences
- 9
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,505
- Earned recognition
- 2
Coach and bus companies in Birkenhead
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Birkenhead, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Birkenhead. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arriva Merseyside LimitedStandard National · 01990871 | 1 | 775 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Ribble Motor Services LtdStandard National · 03990677 | 1 | 478 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 3 | Go North West (Merseyside) LimitedStandard National · 13275587 | 1 | 130 | Active |
| 4 | Als Coaches LtdStandard International · 05053885 | 1 | 58 | Active |
| 5 | A1A LtdStandard National · 02982965 | 1 | 28 | Active |
| 6 | Apex Management Solutions LtdStandard International · 07257399 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 7 | Ark Community Transport LtdStandard National · 06901868 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 8 | J&K Travel LtdStandard International · 10735387 | 1 | 8 | Active |
Plus 1 PSV licence for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
11% of the 9 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 28. 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 PSV6 67%
- Standard International PSV3 33%
Before you book a coach in Birkenhead
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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