Coach and bus operators · Wales
Coach companies in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in the Rhondda Cynon Taf principal 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: 18 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the Rhondda Cynon Taf principal area, plus 27 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Red & White Services Ltd, authorised for 451 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 18
- PSV licences
- 45
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,008
- Standard licences
- 30
Coach and bus companies in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Rhondda Cynon Taf, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red & White Services LtdStandard International · 02555509 | 2 | 451 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Edwards Coaches LtdStandard International · 04045308 | 3 | 185 | Active |
| 3 | Thomas of Rhondda LtdStandard International · 07420585 | 3 | 51 | Active |
| 4 | Mainline Coaches LtdStandard International · 04284621 | 1 | 48 | Active |
| 5 | Keepings Coaches LtdStandard International · 10623642 | 1 | 40 | Active |
| 6 | Laser Minicoach & Minitravel LtdStandard National · 05790751 | 2 | 30 | Active |
| 7 | Village Bus & Taxi LimitedStandard National · 04926403 | 1 | 20 | Active |
| 8 | Bella Road Services LtdStandard International · 10472562 | 1 | 15 | Active |
| 9 | Brent Thomas Coaches LtdStandard International · 05749506 | 1 | 15 | Active |
| 10 | Teulu Travel LimitedStandard International · 11651521 | 2 | 12 | Active |
| 11 | Keepings International LtdStandard International · 16316426 | 2 | 10 | Active |
| 12 | Picton Minibus & Taxi Transport LimitedStandard National · 12372613 | 2 | 10 | Active |
| 13 | Bluebirds Travel LimitedStandard National · 07909021 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 14 | Davies's Coaches LimitedStandard National · 05794951 | 2 | 6 | Active |
| 15 | Xarrow Travel LimitedStandard National · 09608959 | 2 | 6 | Active |
| 16 | A2B Taxis Aberdare LtdRestricted · 16230852 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 17 | Hirwaun Travel LtdStandard International · 15273648 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 18 | J & O Travel LtdRestricted · 08317882 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 27 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Rhondda Cynon Taf with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Aberdare 6
- Porth 6
- Tonypandy 5
- Mountain Ash 3
- Pontyclun 3
- Treorchy 2
- Fardre 1
- Gelli 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district CF44:6 company licences
- Postcode district CF39:6 company licences
- Postcode district CF40:5 company licences
- Postcode district CF45:3 company licences
- Postcode district CF72:3 company licences
- Postcode district CF42:2 company licences
- Postcode district CF38:1 company licences
- Postcode district CF41:1 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
62% of the 45 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 International PSV15 33%
- Restricted PSV15 33%
- Standard National PSV15 33%
- 1 vehicles:5 licences
- 2 vehicles:14 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:9 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:5 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:6 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:3 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:1 licences
- 100+ vehicles:2 licences
Before you book a coach in Rhondda Cynon Taf
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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