Coach and bus operators · Scotland
Coach companies in North Ayrshire
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in the North Ayrshire 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: 6 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the North Ayrshire council area, plus 6 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Western Buses Limited, authorised for 347 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 6
- PSV licences
- 12
- Vehicles on these licences
- 574
- Standard licences
- 10
Coach and bus companies in North Ayrshire
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in North Ayrshire, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in North Ayrshire. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Buses LimitedStandard International · 00131237 | 2 | 347 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Marbill Coach Services LtdStandard International · SC071529 | 1 | 90 | Active |
| 3 | Shuttle Buses LtdStandard National · SC119805 | 1 | 60 | Active |
| 4 | Coast to Coast Travel LtdStandard International · SC471032 | 1 | 30 | Active |
| 5 | Millport Motors LimitedStandard National · SC028018 | 3 | 12 | Active |
| 6 | Dmg Specialist Transport LtdStandard National · SC735882 | 1 | 3 | Active |
Plus 6 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in North Ayrshire with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Ardrossan 2
- Beith 1
- Cumbrae 1
- Irvine 1
- Isle of Arran 1
- Kilwinning 1
- Millport 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district KA22:2 company licences
- Postcode district KA12:1 company licences
- Postcode district KA13:1 company licences
- Postcode district KA15:1 company licences
- Postcode district KA27:1 company licences
- Postcode district KA28:1 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
33% of the 12 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 10. 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 International PSV5 42%
- Standard National PSV5 42%
- Restricted PSV2 17%
Before you book a coach in North Ayrshire
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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