--- title: "Coach companies in Shropshire" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/shropshire markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/shropshire.md dvsa_file_date: 2026-10-07 publisher: HaulierScope licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) --- # Coach companies in Shropshire > Check a coach or bus company's PSV licence before you book: 27 operators in Shropshire, 673 vehicles authorised, fleet sizes, status. Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026 (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/2a67d1ee-8f1b-43a3-8bc6-e8772d162a3c/traffic-commissioners-goods-and-public-service-vehicle-operator-licence-records). Coach and bus operators · England Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Shropshire: 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: **27** companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Shropshire, plus 14 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Arriva Midlands North Ltd, authorised for 195 vehicles. - **Coach and bus companies:** 27 - **PSV licences:** 42 - **Vehicles on these licences:** 673 - **Standard licences:** 33 ## Coach and bus companies in Shropshire Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Shropshire, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Shropshire. Company status comes from the Companies House register. | # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Arriva Midlands North Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd0000478) Standard National · 01556305 | 2 | 195 | Earned recognition Active | | 2 | [Lakeside Coaches Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/lakeside-coaches-limited-04370527) Standard International · 04370527 | 4 | 100 | Earned recognition Active | | 3 | [R E Morris & Sons Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/r-e-morris-and-sons-ltd-03759163) Standard National · 03759163 | 6 | 65 | Active | | 4 | [Minsterley Motors Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd2042107) Standard International · 13176328 | 3 | 38 | Active | | 5 | [Happy Days (Woodseaves) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd0000189) Standard International · 01009740 | 1 | 35 | Active | | 6 | [A T Brown (Coaches) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd0000059) Standard National · 00683423 | 3 | 32 | Active | | 7 | [B P Brown Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd1098350) Standard National · 07298312 | 1 | 30 | Active | | 8 | [Longmynd Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd1015642) Standard National · 04589259 | 1 | 22 | Active | | 9 | [Borland Roadliner Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd2021256) Standard National · 11420580 | 1 | 14 | Active | | 10 | [Boultons of Shropshire Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd1036769) Standard International · 04854034 | 1 | 13 | Active | | 11 | [A-Star Transport Midlands Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd2035819) Standard National · 04653606 | 1 | 12 | Active | | 12 | [Babcock Aerospace Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/babcock-aerospace-limited-03887962) Standard National · 03887962 | 2 | 11 | Active | | 13 | [Inspired Learning Group (UK) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/inspired-learning-group-uk-limited-01550681) Standard National · 01550681 | 1 | 10 | Active | | 14 | [R D & G I Owen Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd1137466) Standard National · 09229545 | 1 | 10 | Active | | 15 | [Adcote School Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd2011207) Standard National · 10067403 | 1 | 8 | Active | | 16 | [Forest Coaches Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd2012432) Standard International · 09473470 | 1 | 6 | Active | | 17 | [D C Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd1129826) Standard National · 08876954 | 1 | 5 | Active | | 18 | [Regional Transport Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd1133496) Standard National · 09135829 | 2 | 5 | Active | | 19 | [Beardmore Travel Services Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/beardmore-travel-services-ltd-08218848) Standard National · 08218848 | 1 | 4 | Active | | 20 | [Birch Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd0001808) Standard International · 03572586 | 1 | 4 | Active | | 21 | [Ultimate Taxis Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd1138647) Standard International · 06603319 | 1 | 4 | Active | | 22 | [Oak Travel 2026 Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd2093938) Standard National · 17131454 | 1 | 3 | — | | 23 | [Ezy Carz Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd2072198) Restricted · 13953576 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 24 | [Shropshire Dive Academy Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd2019364) Standard International · 10530724 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 25 | [Access Further Education Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/access-further-education-limited-02749258) Restricted · 02749258 | 1 | 1 | Active | | 26 | [Central Park Nursery Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd1063478) Restricted · 04342173 | 1 | 1 | Active | | 27 | [K.K Transport Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pd2081467) Restricted · 15817768 | 1 | 1 | Active | Plus 14 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Where they are based Operating-centre towns in Shropshire with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page. - [Shrewsbury 11](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/shropshire/shrewsbury) - [Telford 9](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/shropshire/telford) - Oswestry 4 - Church Stretton 2 - Whitchurch 2 - Bishops Castle 1 - Bucknell 1 - Ellesmere 1 - Ludlow 1 - Market Drayton 1 - Much Wenlock 1 - Newport 1 - Wem 1 - Wolverhampton 1 ## Postcode districts Company PSV licences by postcode district, Shropshire 1. Postcode district SY5: 5 company licences 2. Postcode district SY1: 4 company licences 3. Postcode district TF3: 4 company licences 4. Postcode district TF1: 3 company licences 5. Postcode district SY11: 3 company licences 6. Postcode district SY4: 3 company licences 7. Postcode district SY13: 2 company licences 8. Postcode district SY6: 2 company licences 9. Postcode district TF2: 2 company licences 10. Postcode district SY10: 1 company licences ## Licence types and fleet sizes 57% of the 42 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. PSV licences in Shropshire by type - Standard National PSV **20** 48% - Standard International PSV **13** 31% - Restricted PSV **9** 21% PSV licences in Shropshire by vehicles authorised 1. 1 vehicles: 9 licences 2. 2 vehicles: 5 licences 3. 3–5 vehicles: 10 licences 4. 6–10 vehicles: 4 licences 5. 11–25 vehicles: 7 licences 6. 26–50 vehicles: 5 licences 7. 51–100 vehicles: 1 licences 8. 100+ vehicles: 1 licences ## Before you book a coach in Shropshire 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. ## Nearby - [Coach companies in Staffordshire 54](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/staffordshire) - [Coach companies in Wrexham 12](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/wrexham) - [Coach companies in West Midlands 177](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/west-midlands) - [Coach companies in Worcestershire 31](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/worcestershire) - [Coach companies in Cheshire 54](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/cheshire) - [Coach companies in Powys 17](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/powys) - [Hauliers in Shropshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/shropshire) - [All counties](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators) ## More data and tools - [**Upcoming public inquiries** Traffic Commissioner public inquiries listed for companies, by traffic area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/public-inquiries) - [**Haulier insolvency watch** Licences held by companies in liquidation or administration.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/insolvency-watch) - [**Companies House filing watch** Hauliers whose accounts are overdue at Companies House.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/filing-watch) - [**Continuation dates by month** Which operator licences are due for continuation, and when.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/continuations) - [**DVSA earned recognition list** Operators in DVSA's earned recognition scheme, by traffic area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition) - [**Data status** How old each source is and when we last checked it.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/status) - [**Applications and Decisions by area** The latest weekly bulletin in each traffic area: new applications, objection deadlines, grants and refusals.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/applications-and-decisions) - [**New operator licences granted** Every new goods and PSV licence granted, month by month, with the companies named.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/new-operator-licences) - [**Licences revoked, surrendered or terminated** Licences the Traffic Commissioners list each month as revoked, surrendered or terminated, in their own wording.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licences-ended) Guides - [How to check a PSV operator licence](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/psv-operator-licence-check) - [Types of operator licence](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/operator-licence-types) - [What curtailed, suspended and revoked mean](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/curtailed-suspended-revoked) DVSA file 7 Oct 2026 Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 9 October 2026. [How we read it](https://haulierscope.co.uk/methodology) Contains public sector information licensed under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Company status: Companies House register. Contains Companies House data. County lookup: ONS Postcode Directory (August 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. --- Canonical page: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/shropshire Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Companies House data. HaulierScope is an independent service, not affiliated with DVSA or the Traffic Commissioners. It is updated when DVSA publishes a new file, usually weekly.