Coach and bus operators · Scotland
Coach companies in North Lanarkshire
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in the North Lanarkshire 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: 31 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the North Lanarkshire council area, plus 28 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is First Glasgow (NO2) Ltd, authorised for 370 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 31
- PSV licences
- 59
- Vehicles on these licences
- 877
- Standard licences
- 46
Coach and bus companies in North Lanarkshire
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in North Lanarkshire, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in North Lanarkshire. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Glasgow (NO2) LtdStandard National · SC127012 | 1 | 370 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | J M B Travel LtdStandard National · SC355249 | 1 | 65 | Active |
| 3 | Geo Amey LimitedStandard National · 07556404 | 1 | 41 | Active |
| 4 | McColl's Travel LimitedStandard National · SC163310 | 1 | 35 | Active |
| 5 | Golden Eagle Coaches LimitedStandard National · SC271164 | 1 | 30 | Active |
| 6 | McNairn's Coaches Ltd.Standard National · SC315440 | 1 | 30 | Active |
| 7 | A.R.G Travel LimitedStandard International · SC677069 | 1 | 22 | Active |
| 8 | Canavan Travel LimitedStandard National · SC491429 | 1 | 21 | Active |
| 9 | Ace Travel (Scotland) LtdStandard International · SC527831 | 1 | 20 | Active |
| 10 | Blue Bus LtdStandard National · SC261919 | 1 | 16 | Active |
| 11 | Bruce Coaches (Scotland) Ltd.Standard International · SC637116 | 1 | 15 | Active |
| 12 | Macphails Coaches LtdStandard International · SC273296 | 1 | 15 | Active |
| 13 | Kevin's Coaches LtdStandard International · SC534022 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 14 | Dunns Coaches LtdStandard National · SC231158 | 2 | 9 | Active |
| 15 | Millers Coaches Scotland LtdStandard National · SC263783 | 1 | 9 | Active |
| 16 | United Coaches LtdStandard International · SC305533 | 1 | 9 | Active |
| 17 | A & D Travel Cumbernauld LtdStandard National · SC708993 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 18 | Kenneth Baker Trading As Bakers Coaches LimitedStandard National · SC579048 | 2 | 7 | Active |
| 19 | Scottish Citylink Coaches LimitedStandard National · SC091931 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 20 | Silverdale Enterprises LtdStandard National · SC518974 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 21 | Prestige Travel Scotland LtdStandard National · SC716734 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 22 | Sam's Travel LtdStandard International · SC509866 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 23 | Kn Coaches LtdStandard National · SC758305 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 24 | Rlc Travel Services LtdStandard National · SC493422 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 25 | A&D Coach Hire LtdStandard National · SC796913 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 26 | Auchinbee Care LimitedRestricted · SC515137 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 27 | Central Scotland Minibuses LtdStandard National · SC884313 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 28 | Aspen Outdoors LtdRestricted · SC546890 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 29 | Calmac Executive Travel LtdRestricted · SC819004 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 30 | Oticon LimitedRestricted · 01095512 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 31 | Red Diamond Travel LtdStandard National · SC569782 | 2 | 1 | Active |
Plus 28 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in North Lanarkshire with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Glasgow 9
- Airdrie 6
- Shotts 6
- Coatbridge 4
- Motherwell 2
- Wishaw 2
- Bellshill 1
- Cumbernauld 1
- Kilsyth 1
- Newmains 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district ML6:6 company licences
- Postcode district ML7:6 company licences
- Postcode district ML5:4 company licences
- Postcode district G65:4 company licences
- Postcode district ML2:3 company licences
- Postcode district G67:3 company licences
- Postcode district ML1:2 company licences
- Postcode district ML4:2 company licences
- Postcode district G68:1 company licences
- Postcode district G69:1 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
51% of the 59 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 5. 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 PSV33 56%
- Standard International PSV13 22%
- Restricted PSV13 22%
- 1 vehicles:12 licences
- 2 vehicles:9 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:9 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:16 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:7 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:4 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:1 licences
- 100+ vehicles:1 licences
Before you book a coach in North Lanarkshire
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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