Coach and bus operators · England
Coach companies in Northamptonshire
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Northamptonshire: 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: 33 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Northamptonshire, plus 7 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Midland Red (South) Limited, authorised for 251 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 33
- PSV licences
- 40
- Vehicles on these licences
- 851
- Standard licences
- 30
Coach and bus companies in Northamptonshire
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Northamptonshire, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Northamptonshire. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midland Red (South) LimitedStandard National · 01556310 | 3 | 251 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Country Lion (Northampton) LtdStandard International · 00505432 | 1 | 70 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 3 | Grange Transport LimitedStandard National · 09846146 | 13 | 55 | Active |
| 4 | Babcock Aerospace LimitedStandard International · 03887962 | 1 | 54 | Active |
| 5 | Moulton Minibus Service LimitedStandard International · 15349721 | 3 | 50 | Active |
| 6 | Poynters Coaches (Northampton) LtdStandard International · 07751901 | 3 | 40 | Active |
| 7 | Soul Bros.LimitedStandard International · 00721052 | 1 | 33 | Active |
| 8 | Hamiltons Coaches LimitedStandard International · 06843224 | 1 | 30 | Active |
| 9 | Lawson's of Corby LtdStandard International · 08777516 | 2 | 30 | Active |
| 10 | Chalfont Coaches of Harrow LimitedStandard National · 01036696 | 1 | 29 | Active |
| 11 | Rodgers Coaches LimitedStandard International · 05280923 | 2 | 27 | Active |
| 12 | Anytime Anyplace LtdStandard International · 06567215 | 1 | 20 | Active |
| 13 | Nationwide Coaches LimitedStandard National · 08020950 | 1 | 20 | Active |
| 14 | Blenheim Schools Group LimitedStandard National · 16134999 | 1 | 16 | Active |
| 15 | Kis Coaches and Taxis LimitedStandard National · 04602813 | 2 | 15 | Active |
| 16 | Hunters Coaches of Daventry LtdStandard National · 06437146 | 1 | 14 | Active |
| 17 | R B Coach Travel LimitedStandard International · 11829481 | 1 | 13 | Active |
| 18 | Buckby Coaches LtdStandard International · 14966435 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 19 | Shires Passenger Transport LtdStandard National · 05839852 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 20 | Hayletts Private Hire LtdStandard National · 06421812 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 21 | Roy's Minibuses LtdStandard National · 07680006 | 2 | 6 | Active |
| 22 | Rodgers Travel LimitedStandard International · 06964781 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 23 | Rodgers Minis LimitedStandard International · 08502888 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 24 | Angel Minibus Hire LtdStandard National · 11346430 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 25 | Corby Star Cars LimitedRestricted · 11506778 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 26 | My Coach Hire LtdStandard International · 16060636 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 27 | Ndr Services (UK) LimitedRestricted · 08938819 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 28 | Nuline Training LtdRestricted · 14785420 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 29 | Premier Cars Wellingborough LtdRestricted · 08733988 | 2 | 2 | Active |
| 30 | Vehicle Quality Solutions LimitedRestricted · 04221755 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 31 | Angel Travel of Oundle LtdRestricted · 04740085 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 32 | Exclusive Holidays LimitedStandard International · 03912963 | 2 | 1 | Active |
| 33 | Icic Holdings LtdStandard National · 14578193 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 7 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Northamptonshire with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Northampton 11
- Corby 8
- Kettering 6
- Wellingborough 5
- Peterborough 4
- Daventry 2
- Barnwell 1
- Desborough 1
- Irchester 1
- Little Houghton 1
- Pytchley 1
- Rushden 1
- Weedon 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district NN17:6 company licences
- Postcode district NN14:6 company licences
- Postcode district PE8:5 company licences
- Postcode district NN29:4 company licences
- Postcode district NN4:4 company licences
- Postcode district NN7:4 company licences
- Postcode district NN15:3 company licences
- Postcode district NN3:3 company licences
- Postcode district NN18:2 company licences
- Postcode district NN11:2 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
43% of the 40 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 9. 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 PSV17 43%
- Standard National PSV13 33%
- Restricted PSV10 25%
- 1 vehicles:5 licences
- 2 vehicles:10 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:2 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:6 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:6 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:7 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:3 licences
- 100+ vehicles:1 licences
Before you book a coach in Northamptonshire
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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