--- title: "Coach companies in South Lanarkshire" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/south-lanarkshire markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/south-lanarkshire.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 Lanarkshire > Check a coach or bus company's PSV licence before you book: 30 operators in South Lanarkshire, 1,548 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 Lanarkshire 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: **30** companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the South Lanarkshire council area, plus 18 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is First Glasgow (No.1) Limited, authorised for 685 vehicles. - **Coach and bus companies:** 30 - **PSV licences:** 48 - **Vehicles on these licences:** 1,548 - **Standard licences:** 41 ## Coach and bus companies in South Lanarkshire Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in South Lanarkshire, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in South Lanarkshire. Company status comes from the Companies House register. | # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [First Glasgow (No.1) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0000001) Standard National · SC097299 | 1 | 685 | Earned recognition Active | | 2 | [First Glasgow (NO2) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0000006) Standard National · SC127012 | 1 | 370 | Earned recognition Active | | 3 | [Parks of Hamilton (Coach Hirers) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0000133) Standard International · SC067046 | 1 | 80 | Active | | 4 | [Stuarts Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1029048) Standard International · SC235606 | 1 | 55 | Active | | 5 | [Parks of Hamilton (Townhead Garage) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/parks-of-hamilton-townhead-garage-ltd-sc061896) Standard International · SC061896 | 1 | 40 | Active | | 6 | [McDade Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0002620) Standard International · SC178386 | 1 | 35 | Active | | 7 | [Radical Travel Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0001905) Standard International · SC136334 | 1 | 28 | Active | | 8 | [Whitelaws Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1076402) Standard International · SC286813 | 1 | 22 | Active | | 9 | [Photoflash Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1100341) Standard International · SC386666 | 1 | 20 | Active | | 10 | [Executive Hire Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1008058) Standard International · SC218147 | 1 | 15 | Active | | 11 | [Go Taxis Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1105431) Standard National · SC312663 | 2 | 15 | Active | | 12 | [J.J.C. Travel Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1079210) Standard National · SC272988 | 2 | 12 | Active | | 13 | [Kc Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1065972) Standard National · SC311226 | 2 | 12 | Active | | 14 | [Arays Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2065552) Standard National · SC744836 | 2 | 9 | Active | | 15 | [H & S Coach Hire Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1117576) Standard International · SC345514 | 1 | 8 | Active | | 16 | [Hobson Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1119807) Standard International · SC442437 | 1 | 6 | Active | | 17 | [Ray Cars and Coaches Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2037743) Standard National · SC671570 | 1 | 5 | Active | | 18 | [Clyde Valley Limos Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1091599) Standard National · SC365190 | 1 | 4 | Active | | 19 | [Kennedy Travel (Scotland) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1111153) Standard National · SC421636 | 2 | 4 | Active | | 20 | [Arcasoft UK Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2079408) Standard International · SC826950 | 2 | 2 | Active | | 21 | [Glasgow Minibus Hire Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2080958) Standard International · SC833161 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 22 | [High Flyers Childcare Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2012049) Restricted · SC516791 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 23 | [Lennox Executive Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2082950) Standard International · SC833559 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 24 | [Northern Star Touring Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/northern-star-touring-ltd-sc685295) Standard International · SC685295 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 25 | [Outlook Adventures Scotland Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1143904) Restricted · SC437141 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 26 | [Ramslink Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2084700) Standard International · SC856683 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 27 | [Richland (Scotland) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1057518) Restricted · SC194423 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 28 | [Swift Travel & Tours Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2040736) Standard International · SC619978 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 29 | [Toner Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2079561) Standard National · SC656667 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 30 | [Beba Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2074952) Standard International · SC791011 | 1 | 1 | Active | Plus 18 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Where they are based Operating-centre towns in South Lanarkshire with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page. - [Glasgow 13](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/south-lanarkshire/glasgow) - East Kilbride 5 - Larkhall 5 - Lanark 4 - Carluke 3 - Hamilton 1 - Strathaven 1 ## Postcode districts Company PSV licences by postcode district, South Lanarkshire 1. Postcode district G72: 8 company licences 2. Postcode district ML9: 5 company licences 3. Postcode district ML11: 4 company licences 4. Postcode district G75: 4 company licences 5. Postcode district ML8: 3 company licences 6. Postcode district G73: 2 company licences 7. Postcode district G74: 2 company licences 8. Postcode district G71: 1 company licences 9. Postcode district ML3: 1 company licences 10. Postcode district ML10: 1 company licences ## Licence types and fleet sizes 58% of the 48 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. PSV licences in South Lanarkshire by type - Standard National PSV **23** 48% - Standard International PSV **18** 38% - Restricted PSV **7** 15% PSV licences in South Lanarkshire by vehicles authorised 1. 1 vehicles: 6 licences 2. 2 vehicles: 12 licences 3. 3–5 vehicles: 10 licences 4. 6–10 vehicles: 6 licences 5. 11–25 vehicles: 6 licences 6. 26–50 vehicles: 4 licences 7. 51–100 vehicles: 2 licences 8. 100+ vehicles: 2 licences ## Before you book a coach in South Lanarkshire 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 North Lanarkshire 31](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/north-lanarkshire) - [Coach companies in Glasgow 22](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/glasgow) - [Coach companies in East Renfrewshire 5](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/east-renfrewshire) - [Coach companies in East Dunbartonshire 6](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/east-dunbartonshire) - [Coach companies in Renfrewshire 22](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/renfrewshire) - [Coach companies in Falkirk 12](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/falkirk) - [Hauliers in South Lanarkshire](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/south-lanarkshire) - [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/south-lanarkshire 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.