Coach and bus operators · Staffordshire
Coach companies in Stoke-on-Trent
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 17 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Stoke-on-Trent; the largest fleet is First Potteries Ltd (200 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 17
- PSV licences
- 26
- Vehicles on these licences
- 515
- Earned recognition
- 1
Coach and bus companies in Stoke-on-Trent
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Stoke-on-Trent, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Stoke-on-Trent. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Potteries LtdStandard International · 02291753 | 1 | 200 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | D & G Bus LimitedStandard National · 06918592 | 1 | 75 | Active |
| 3 | Harry Shaw (Dm) LtdStandard International · 00660011 | 1 | 50 | Active |
| 4 | Copelands Tours (Stoke on Trent) LtdStandard International · 01472032 | 1 | 24 | Active |
| 5 | G E Scragg & Sons LtdStandard International · 04363135 | 1 | 20 | Active |
| 6 | Hollinshead Coaches LtdStandard International · 02362184 | 1 | 20 | Active |
| 7 | Pauls of Stoke LtdStandard National · 09437175 | 1 | 18 | Active |
| 8 | Ajs Passenger Travel LimitedStandard National · 16303988 | 1 | 15 | Active |
| 9 | Johnston Coaches LtdStandard International · 08707173 | 1 | 14 | Active |
| 10 | Plants Luxury Travel LimitedStandard International · 06014947 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 11 | Abc Coaches (2002) LimitedStandard National · 04370782 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 12 | Boydons Coaches LtdStandard National · 11832984 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 13 | Global Travel (Staffordshire) LimitedStandard International · 06551471 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 14 | K E Coach Travel LtdStandard International · 15951050 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 15 | Cabability LtdRestricted · 10209616 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 16 | Travel Express 247 LtdRestricted · 08993091 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 17 | Allinson Travel LtdStandard National · 16534857 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 9 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
54% of the 26 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.
- Standard International PSV11 42%
- Standard National PSV11 42%
- Restricted PSV4 15%
- 1 vehicles:4 licences
- 2 vehicles:3 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:7 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:2 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:7 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:1 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:1 licences
- 100+ vehicles:1 licences
Before you book a coach in Stoke-on-Trent
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 11 October 2026. How we read it
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