Coach and bus operators · Scotland
Coach companies in Shetland Islands
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in the Shetland Islands 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: 7 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the Shetland Islands council area, plus 11 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is R Robertson & Son Ltd, authorised for 34 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 7
- PSV licences
- 18
- Vehicles on these licences
- 148
- Standard licences
- 16
Coach and bus companies in Shetland Islands
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Shetland Islands, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Shetland Islands. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R Robertson & Son LtdStandard National · SC492471 | 4 | 34 | Active |
| 2 | Shetland Islands CouncilStandard National | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | Robinson Transport (Shetland) LtdStandard National · SC493691 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 4 | D & R Contractors LtdStandard National · SC338244 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 5 | Shetland Bus and Coach LtdStandard International · SC660678 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 6 | Wastbus LtdStandard National · SC430691 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 7 | K and K Transport(Shetland) LtdStandard National · SC746584 | 1 | 3 | Active |
Plus 11 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Shetland Islands with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Shetland 7
- Lerwick 1
- Mossbank 1
Licence types and fleet sizes
50% of the 18 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 PSV13 72%
- Standard International PSV3 17%
- Restricted PSV2 11%
Before you book a coach in Shetland Islands
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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