Coach and bus operators · Scotland
Coach companies in Scottish Borders
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in the Scottish Borders council 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: 9 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the Scottish Borders council area, plus 4 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Borders Buses Ltd, authorised for 80 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 9
- PSV licences
- 13
- Vehicles on these licences
- 177
- Standard licences
- 10
Coach and bus companies in Scottish Borders
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Scottish Borders, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Scottish Borders. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borders Buses LtdStandard National · 06445349 | 3 | 80 | Active |
| 2 | Telford's Coaches LtdStandard International · SC238666 | 2 | 25 | Active |
| 3 | Peter Hogg of Jedburgh LtdStandard National · SC467511 | 2 | 18 | Active |
| 4 | Barc Coachhire LtdStandard International · SC627304 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 5 | At Travel LimitedStandard National · SC656565 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 6 | Adrenalin Uplift LimitedStandard National · SC580239 | 1 | 6 | Active – proposal to strike off |
| 7 | Barc Travel LtdStandard International · SC563954 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 8 | Lauderdale Coaches LtdStandard National · SC410167 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 9 | Wiggly Worms Children's Day Nursery LtdRestricted · SC543839 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 4 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Scottish Borders with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Hawick 2
- Innerleithen 2
- Earlston 1
- Galashiels 1
- Jedburgh 1
- Lauder 1
- Melrose 1
- Newcastleton 1
- Peebles 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district TD9:3 company licences
- Postcode district EH44:2 company licences
- Postcode district EH45:1 company licences
- Postcode district TD1:1 company licences
- Postcode district TD2:1 company licences
- Postcode district TD4:1 company licences
- Postcode district TD6:1 company licences
- Postcode district TD8:1 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
31% of the 13 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 6. 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 PSV6 46%
- Standard International PSV4 31%
- Restricted PSV3 23%
Before you book a coach in Scottish Borders
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 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 7 October 2026. How we read it
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