Coach and bus operators · North Yorkshire
Coach companies in York
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in York, North Yorkshire: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 14 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in York; the largest fleet is East Yorkshire Motor Services Limited (300 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 14
- PSV licences
- 26
- Vehicles on these licences
- 842
- Earned recognition
- 4
Coach and bus companies in York
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in York, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in York. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Yorkshire Motor Services LimitedStandard International · 00216628 | 1 | 300 | Active |
| 2 | York Pullman Bus Company LtdStandard National · 06047813 | 5 | 155 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 3 | First York LtdStandard International · 02168890 | 1 | 125 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 4 | Yorkshire Coastliner LtdStandard National · 02436687 | 1 | 65 | Active |
| 5 | Harrogate Coach Travel LtdStandard National · 04367719 | 1 | 50 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 6 | A C Morse LimitedStandard National · 04587461 | 2 | 32 | Active |
| 7 | Dm Motor Services LtdStandard International · 09452067 | 1 | 20 | Active |
| 8 | Inglebys Luxury Coaches LtdStandard International · 01402195 | 3 | 15 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 9 | Hats Group LtdStandard National · 03135655 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 10 | Queen Ethelburga's Services LimitedStandard National · 02022272 | 1 | 9 | Active |
| 11 | Mountain Goat LtdStandard International · 02862284 | 2 | 3 | Active |
| 12 | Immersive Entertainments LimitedStandard National · 06476018 | 3 | 2 | Active |
| 13 | Happy Little Hedgehogs Day Nursery LtdStandard National · 14082967 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 14 | Studford Luxury Lodges LimitedRestricted · 07889233 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 12 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
58% of the 26 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 3. 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 46%
- Standard International PSV8 31%
- Restricted PSV6 23%
- 1 vehicles:4 licences
- 2 vehicles:8 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:3 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:2 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:2 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:3 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:1 licences
- 100+ vehicles:3 licences
Before you book a coach in York
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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