Coach and bus operators · England

Coach companies in Staffordshire

Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Staffordshire: 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: 54 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Staffordshire, plus 27 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Diamond Bus Ltd, authorised for 275 vehicles.

Coach and bus companies: 54
PSV licences: 82
Vehicles on these licences: 1,570
Standard licences: 67

Coach and bus companies in Staffordshire

Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Staffordshire, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Staffordshire. Company status comes from the Companies House register.

Coach and bus companies in Staffordshire
#	Operator	Sites here	Vehicles	Checks
1	Diamond Bus LtdStandard National · 02531054	1	275	Active
2	First Potteries LtdStandard International · 02291753	1	200	Earned recognitionActive
3	Arriva Midlands North LtdStandard National · 01556305	1	195	Earned recognitionActive
4	Chaserider Buses LtdStandard National · 13309223	1	75	Active
5	D & G Bus LimitedStandard National · 06918592	1	75	Active
6	Diamond Bus (East Midlands) LtdStandard National · 05504785	2	65	Active
7	Harry Shaw (Dm) LtdStandard International · 00660011	1	50	Active
8	Leons Coach Travel (Stafford) LtdStandard International · 01398188	1	50	Active
9	La Travel (Midlands) LtdStandard International · 11528420	2	40	Active
10	Going My Way LtdStandard National · 08575253	1	39	Active
11	Happy Days (Woodseaves) LtdStandard International · 01009740	1	35	Active
12	B P Brown Travel LtdStandard National · 07298312	1	30	Active
13	Bennetts Travel (Cranberry) LtdStandard International · 02630285	2	27	Active
14	Copelands Tours (Stoke on Trent) LtdStandard International · 01472032	1	24	Active
15	Bus Link LtdStandard National · 14785274	1	23	Active
16	Travel Wood LtdStandard National · 05235760	1	22	Active
17	G E Scragg & Sons LtdStandard International · 04363135	1	20	Active
18	Hollinshead Coaches LtdStandard International · 02362184	1	20	Active
19	Pauls of Stoke LtdStandard National · 09437175	1	18	Active
20	Parry's International Tours LtdStandard International · 01143339	1	17	Active
21	Ajs Passenger Travel LimitedStandard National · 16303988	1	15	Active
22	Johnston Coaches LtdStandard International · 08707173	2	14	Active
23	Mercian Travel & Tours LimitedStandard International · 04127256	1	14	Active
24	Journeyman (Staffordshire) LimitedStandard International · 04091553	2	10	Active
25	Plants Luxury Travel LimitedStandard International · 06014947	1	10	Active
26	Shire Travel International LtdStandard International · 04276293	1	10	Active
27	Middletons Tours LtdStandard International · 08810977	2	9	Active
28	Crusade Travel LtdStandard National · 04807793	1	8	Active
29	Imran Minibus LtdStandard National · 17070995	3	7	Active
30	Abc Coaches (2002) LimitedStandard National · 04370782	1	6	Active
31	Stevensons Bus Services LtdStandard National · 14579546	1	6	Active
32	Ashbourne Community TransportStandard National · 05329004	1	5	Active
33	Austins Travel LimitedStandard National · 15637898	1	5	Active
34	Boydons Coaches LtdStandard National · 11832984	1	5	Active
35	Grayshells Travel LimitedStandard National · 05985178	1	5	Active
36	Senad LimitedStandard National · 01176549	1	5	Active
37	Swadlincote Minibus Hire LimitedStandard National · 16565587	1	5	Active
38	Global Travel (Staffordshire) LimitedStandard International · 06551471	1	4	Active
39	K E Coach Travel LtdStandard International · 15951050	1	4	Active
40	Podmore Travel LtdRestricted · 14698988	2	3	Active
41	Agrial Fresh Produce LtdStandard National · 03687920	1	2	Active
42	Bayleaf Care LtdStandard National · 14999273	1	2	Active
43	Burton Minibus LimitedStandard National · 14912527	1	2	Active
44	Cabability LtdRestricted · 10209616	1	2	Active
45	Edenhurst School LimitedRestricted · 01432406	1	2	Active
46	Kearney Group U.K. LtdStandard International · 13863434	1	2	Active
47	T J Travel LtdStandard National · 06263279	1	2	Active
48	Transport Direct LtdStandard National · 04632015	1	2	Active
49	Travel Express 247 LtdRestricted · 08993091	1	2	Active
50	Vital Recruitment (UK) LtdRestricted · 05385084	1	2	Active
51	Allinson Travel LtdStandard National · 16534857	1	1	Active
52	Fair Deal Holidays LtdStandard International · 08051541	1	1	Active
53	N Y Travel LtdStandard International · 16235741	1	1	Active
54	Westside (Stafford) LtdRestricted · 03887213	1	1	Active

Plus 27 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.

Where they are based

Operating-centre towns in Staffordshire with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.

Stoke-on-Trent 17
Burton-on-Trent 9
Stafford 7
Tamworth 7
Cannock 4
Lichfield 3
Rugeley 3
Uttoxeter 2
Bilbrook 1
Burntwood 1
Endon 1
Newcastle under Lyme 1
Penkridge 1
Walsall 1

Postcode districts

Company PSV licences by postcode district, Staffordshire

Postcode district B79:7 company licences
Postcode district DE14:6 company licences
Postcode district ST3:5 company licences
Postcode district WS11:4 company licences
Postcode district ST4:3 company licences
Postcode district DE15:3 company licences
Postcode district ST16:3 company licences
Postcode district WS15:3 company licences
Postcode district ST7:2 company licences
Postcode district WS14:2 company licences

Licence types and fleet sizes

57% of the 82 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 Staffordshire by type

Standard National PSV43 52%
Standard International PSV24 29%
Restricted PSV15 18%

PSV licences in Staffordshire by vehicles authorised

1 vehicles:16 licences
2 vehicles:17 licences
3–5 vehicles:14 licences
6–10 vehicles:10 licences
11–25 vehicles:12 licences
26–50 vehicles:7 licences
51–100 vehicles:3 licences
100+ vehicles:3 licences

Before you book a coach in Staffordshire

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 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 9 October 2026. How we read it

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.