Coach and bus operators · England
Coach companies in North Yorkshire
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in North Yorkshire: 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: 57 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in North Yorkshire, plus 45 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Arriva Durham County Ltd, authorised for 390 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 57
- PSV licences
- 102
- Vehicles on these licences
- 2,409
- Standard licences
- 84
Coach and bus companies in North Yorkshire
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in North Yorkshire, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in North Yorkshire. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arriva Durham County LtdStandard National · 02404350 | 2 | 390 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Arriva Yorkshire LtdStandard National · 00084167 | 1 | 379 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 3 | East Yorkshire Motor Services LimitedStandard International · 00216628 | 4 | 300 | Active |
| 4 | York Pullman Bus Company LtdStandard National · 06047813 | 6 | 155 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 5 | First York LtdStandard International · 02168890 | 1 | 125 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 6 | Acklams Coaches LtdStandard International · 06291076 | 1 | 120 | Active |
| 7 | Harrogate & District Travel LtdStandard National · 02327319 | 1 | 76 | Active |
| 8 | Yorkshire Coastliner LtdStandard National · 02436687 | 2 | 65 | Active |
| 9 | Hodgsons Coach Operators LtdStandard International · 04357842 | 1 | 58 | Active |
| 10 | Harrogate Coach Travel LtdStandard National · 04367719 | 1 | 50 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 11 | Procters Coaches (North Yorkshire) LimitedStandard International · 03974779 | 1 | 50 | Active |
| 12 | Coatham Tyre Centre LimitedStandard National · 01635475 | 1 | 45 | Active |
| 13 | G Abbott & Sons LimitedStandard International · 09653415 | 1 | 40 | Active |
| 14 | Esk Valley Coaches LimitedStandard International · 04557569 | 1 | 35 | Active |
| 15 | A C Morse LimitedStandard National · 04587461 | 2 | 32 | Active |
| 16 | Coastal & Country Coaches LtdStandard National · 00445916 | 2 | 20 | Active |
| 17 | Dm Motor Services LtdStandard International · 09452067 | 1 | 20 | Active |
| 18 | 21 Transport LtdStandard National · 13060532 | 2 | 16 | Active |
| 19 | E Travel North East LtdStandard National · 11659477 | 1 | 15 | Active |
| 20 | Inglebys Luxury Coaches LtdStandard International · 01402195 | 3 | 15 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 21 | H Atkinson & Sons (Ingleby) LtdStandard International · 00650659 | 1 | 13 | Active |
| 22 | Shoreline Suncruiser Buses LtdStandard National · 02694511 | 1 | 13 | Active |
| 23 | Generation Travel LtdStandard International · 07393846 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 24 | Longlands Travel LtdStandard National · 10810958 | 2 | 12 | Active |
| 25 | Independent Coachways LtdStandard International · 02142703 | 1 | 11 | Active |
| 26 | Jack's Coaches LtdStandard International · 09794426 | 2 | 11 | Active |
| 27 | Thornes Independent LtdStandard International · 00262456 | 1 | 11 | Active |
| 28 | H&A Travel LtdStandard National · 12799166 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 29 | Hats Group LtdStandard National · 03135655 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 30 | Local Minibus & Coach Travel LtdStandard International · 12083252 | 2 | 10 | Active |
| 31 | Dobsons Coaches (Bedale) LtdStandard National · 06024057 | 1 | 9 | Active |
| 32 | Queen Ethelburga's Services LimitedStandard National · 02022272 | 1 | 9 | Active |
| 33 | R Handley & Sons LtdStandard International · 00733656 | 1 | 9 | Active |
| 34 | Murgatroyd of Harrogate LtdStandard International · 11861957 | 2 | 8 | Active |
| 35 | Pnp Coaches LtdStandard National · 04745897 | 2 | 7 | Active |
| 36 | Babcock Aerospace LimitedStandard International · 03887962 | 2 | 4 | Active |
| 37 | Compare Minibus Travel LtdStandard National · 13342939 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 38 | Malc Collins Mini Coaches LtdStandard National · 05006829 | 2 | 4 | Active |
| 39 | Mountain Goat LtdStandard International · 02862284 | 2 | 3 | Active |
| 40 | Shawsminibustravel LtdStandard National · 17064423 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 41 | Best of Britain Holidays LtdStandard National · 07176257 | 2 | 2 | Active |
| 42 | Calcaria Travel Group LimitedStandard National · 12041463 | 1 | 2 | Active – proposal to strike off |
| 43 | Harrogate Preparatory School LimitedRestricted · 03889388 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 44 | Huss LtdRestricted · 10618139 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 45 | Immersive Entertainments LimitedStandard National · 06476018 | 3 | 2 | Active |
| 46 | St. Cecilia's Care Services LimitedRestricted · 04009808 | 2 | 2 | Active |
| 47 | Station Taxis (Malton) LtdRestricted · 12192246 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 48 | Teesside Minibus Hire LtdStandard National · 13351643 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 49 | The Ranch Harrogate LtdStandard International · 12259668 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 50 | Abbey Personnel Services LtdRestricted · 03830140 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 51 | Green Dragon Inn LtdRestricted · 15545994 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 52 | Happy Little Hedgehogs Day Nursery LtdStandard National · 14082967 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 53 | Highfield (North East) LimitedRestricted · 07054271 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 54 | K.S.D Transport LimitedStandard International · 16488059 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 55 | Little Footsteps LimitedRestricted · 07557046 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 56 | Studford Luxury Lodges LimitedRestricted · 07889233 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 57 | Tan Hill Enterprises LtdRestricted · 11369369 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 45 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in North Yorkshire with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- York 14
- Middlesbrough 10
- Selby 8
- Northallerton 6
- Scarborough 5
- Harrogate 4
- Malton 3
- Whitby 3
- Leyburn 2
- Pickering 2
- Ripon 2
- Saltburn-by-the-Sea 2
- Thirsk 2
- Bedale 1
- Hawes 1
- Knaresborough 1
- Redcar 1
- Richmond 1
- Tadcaster 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district YO8:8 company licences
- Postcode district TS3:7 company licences
- Postcode district DL7:4 company licences
- Postcode district YO26:4 company licences
- Postcode district DL8:4 company licences
- Postcode district YO11:4 company licences
- Postcode district YO17:3 company licences
- Postcode district YO10:3 company licences
- Postcode district YO22:3 company licences
- Postcode district YO32:3 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
54% of the 102 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 PSV57 56%
- Standard International PSV27 26%
- Restricted PSV18 18%
- 1 vehicles:13 licences
- 2 vehicles:30 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:12 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:16 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:15 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:7 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:3 licences
- 100+ vehicles:6 licences
Before you book a coach in North Yorkshire
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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