Coach and bus operators · Scotland
Coach companies in Midlothian
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in the Midlothian council area: 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: 14 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the Midlothian council area, plus 3 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is E & M Horsburgh Ltd, authorised for 120 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 14
- PSV licences
- 17
- Vehicles on these licences
- 300
- Standard licences
- 16
Coach and bus companies in Midlothian
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Midlothian, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Midlothian. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E & M Horsburgh LtdStandard National · SC205341 | 1 | 120 | Active |
| 2 | Ratho Coaches LtdStandard International · SC216681 | 1 | 70 | Active |
| 3 | William Hunter LimitedStandard International · SC299130 | 1 | 27 | Active |
| 4 | Bodyshop Edinburgh LtdStandard National · SC496024 | 1 | 25 | Active |
| 5 | Abbot Travel LtdStandard International · SC521027 | 1 | 13 | Active |
| 6 | Anderson Black Executive Travel Ltd.Standard National · SC813657 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 7 | Skene Transport Services LtdStandard National · SC593759 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 8 | City Executive Travel LtdStandard International · SC588086 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 9 | Immersive Entertainments LimitedStandard National · 06476018 | 2 | 4 | Active |
| 10 | L R Executive Travel LtdStandard National · SC367371 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 11 | Edinburgh Chauffeur Services LtdRestricted · SC725902 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 12 | My Adventure (Edinburgh) LimitedStandard National · SC390271 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 13 | Uncover Scotland Tours LtdStandard National · SC796846 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 14 | Wanderlust Tours LtdStandard National · SC829340 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 3 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Midlothian with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Loanhead 6
- Dalkeith 4
- Bonnyrigg 1
- Gorebridge 1
- Penicuak 1
- Penicuik 1
- Roslin 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district EH20:6 company licences
- Postcode district EH22:4 company licences
- Postcode district EH19:1 company licences
- Postcode district EH23:1 company licences
- Postcode district EH25:1 company licences
- Postcode district EH26:1 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
59% of the 17 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.
- Standard National PSV12 71%
- Standard International PSV4 24%
- Restricted PSV1 6%
Before you book a coach in Midlothian
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 , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 7 October 2026. How we read it
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