--- title: "Coach companies in South Ayrshire" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/south-ayrshire markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/south-ayrshire.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 South Ayrshire > Check a coach or bus company's PSV licence before you book: 4 operators in South Ayrshire, 385 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 · Scotland Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in the South Ayrshire 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: **4** companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the South Ayrshire council area. The largest fleet is Western Buses Limited, authorised for 347 vehicles. - **Coach and bus companies:** 4 - **PSV licences:** 4 - **Vehicles on these licences:** 385 - **Standard licences:** 4 ## Coach and bus companies in South Ayrshire Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in South Ayrshire, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in South Ayrshire. Company status comes from the Companies House register. | # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Western Buses Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0000008) Standard International · 00131237 | 1 | 347 | Earned recognition Active | | 2 | [Dodds of Troon Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0000011) Standard International · SC016437 | 1 | 30 | Active | | 3 | [M & F Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1144611) Standard National · SC527958 | 1 | 4 | Active | | 4 | [Shm Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1145335) Standard International · SC528876 | 1 | 4 | Active | ## Where they are based Operating-centre towns in South Ayrshire with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page. - Ayr 3 - Prestwick 1 ## Postcode districts Company PSV licences by postcode district, South Ayrshire 1. Postcode district KA8: 2 company licences 2. Postcode district KA7: 1 company licences 3. Postcode district KA9: 1 company licences ## Licence types and fleet sizes 50% of the 4 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 17. 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 South Ayrshire by type - Standard International PSV **3** 75% - Standard National PSV **1** 25% ## Before you book a coach in South Ayrshire 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 East Ayrshire 9](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/east-ayrshire) - [Coach companies in North Ayrshire 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/north-ayrshire) - [Coach companies in East Renfrewshire 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/east-renfrewshire) - [Coach companies in Renfrewshire 22](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/renfrewshire) - [Coach companies in South Lanarkshire 30](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/south-lanarkshire) - [Coach companies in Glasgow 22](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/glasgow) - [Hauliers in South Ayrshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/south-ayrshire) - [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 10 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/south-ayrshire 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.