Coach and bus operators · South Lanarkshire
Coach companies in Glasgow
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Glasgow, South Lanarkshire: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 13 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Glasgow; the largest fleet is First Glasgow (No.1) Limited (685 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 13
- PSV licences
- 19
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,271
- Earned recognition
- 2
Coach and bus companies in Glasgow
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Glasgow, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Glasgow. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Glasgow (No.1) LimitedStandard National · SC097299 | 1 | 685 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | First Glasgow (NO2) LtdStandard National · SC127012 | 1 | 370 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 3 | Parks of Hamilton (Coach Hirers) LtdStandard International · SC067046 | 1 | 80 | Active |
| 4 | Parks of Hamilton (Townhead Garage) LtdStandard International · SC061896 | 1 | 40 | Active |
| 5 | McDade Travel LtdStandard International · SC178386 | 1 | 35 | Active |
| 6 | Radical Travel Group LtdStandard International · SC136334 | 1 | 28 | Active |
| 7 | Kennedy Travel (Scotland) LtdStandard National · SC421636 | 2 | 4 | Active |
| 8 | Arcasoft UK LtdStandard International · SC826950 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 9 | Glasgow Minibus Hire LimitedStandard International · SC833161 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 10 | High Flyers Childcare LtdRestricted · SC516791 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 11 | Outlook Adventures Scotland LtdRestricted · SC437141 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 12 | Swift Travel & Tours LtdStandard International · SC619978 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 13 | Beba Travel LtdStandard International · SC791011 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 6 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
63% of the 19 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 3. 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 PSV9 47%
- Standard International PSV8 42%
- Restricted PSV2 11%
Before you book a coach in Glasgow
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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