Coach and bus operators · Oxfordshire
Coach companies in Oxford
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Oxford, Oxfordshire: 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 Oxford; the largest fleet is Thames Transit Limited (238 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 14
- PSV licences
- 15
- Vehicles on these licences
- 610
- Earned recognition
- 2
Coach and bus companies in Oxford
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Oxford, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Oxford. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thames Transit LimitedStandard National · 02272113 | 2 | 238 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | The City of Oxford Motor Services LimitedStandard International · 00091106 | 2 | 179 | Active |
| 3 | Thames Travel (Wallingford) LtdStandard National · 04184436 | 1 | 115 | Active |
| 4 | Walters (Didcot) LimitedStandard National · 00731110 | 1 | 30 | Active |
| 5 | Plastow's Travel LtdStandard International · 10239112 | 1 | 13 | Active |
| 6 | British Gas Trading LimitedStandard National · 03078711 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 7 | J Dhanjal Transport LtdStandard National · 04025397 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 8 | A K R LtdStandard National · 03488455 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 9 | DHL Supply Chain LimitedStandard National · 00528867 | 1 | 4 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 10 | Thunderbird Transport LimitedStandard International · 11121201 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 11 | D'Overbroeck's LtdRestricted · 01501239 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 12 | Madventure LimitedStandard International · 06809461 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 13 | Oxford Montessori Schools LimitedRestricted · 08713396 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 14 | Wychwood School (Oxford) LimitedRestricted · 12763747 | 1 | 2 | Active |
Plus 1 PSV licence for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
53% of the 15 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 PSV7 47%
- Standard International PSV4 27%
- Restricted PSV4 27%
Before you book a coach in Oxford
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 10 October 2026. How we read it
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