--- title: "Coach companies in Tyne and Wear" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/tyne-and-wear markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/tyne-and-wear.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 Tyne and Wear > Check a coach or bus company's PSV licence before you book: 30 operators in Tyne and Wear, 1,781 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 · England Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Tyne and Wear: 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 Tyne and Wear, plus 43 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Go North East Limited, authorised for 652 vehicles. - **Coach and bus companies:** 30 - **PSV licences:** 73 - **Vehicles on these licences:** 1,781 - **Standard licences:** 53 ## Coach and bus companies in Tyne and Wear Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Tyne and Wear, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Tyne and Wear. Company status comes from the Companies House register. | # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Go North East Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/go-north-east-limited-02057284) Standard National · 02057284 | 5 | 652 | Earned recognition Active | | 2 | [Busways Travel Services Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb0002404) Standard International · 02295227 | 4 | 560 | Earned recognition Active | | 3 | [Travel Caledonian Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2046154) Standard International · 13433266 | 1 | 90 | Active | | 4 | [Central Taxis Gateshead Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb1099280) Standard National · 06884292 | 2 | 60 | Active | | 5 | [Liberty Coaches Ne Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb1126436) Standard International · 08553448 | 1 | 50 | Active | | 6 | [Denton Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb1145311) Standard International · 06716133 | 1 | 40 | Active | | 7 | [Premier Transport (North East) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2081931) Standard National · 16195014 | 2 | 28 | Active | | 8 | [Badger Mini Bus Hire Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb0003634) Standard National · 03220188 | 1 | 20 | Active | | 9 | [Swift Auto Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2026226) Standard National · 03965152 | 2 | 20 | Active | | 10 | [Keith's Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb0004043) Standard International · 03666091 | 1 | 18 | Active | | 11 | [North East Coach Travel Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb1123667) Standard International · 08658076 | 1 | 18 | Active | | 12 | [A A Jewitt & Sons Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb1065449) Standard International · 05582575 | 1 | 17 | Active | | 13 | [Bowman Travel Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2014578) Standard National · 08304374 | 1 | 17 | Active | | 14 | [Grab A Cab Newcastle & North East Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2090512) Standard National · 15014288 | 1 | 10 | Active | | 15 | [White Star Travel Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2030873) Standard International · 09420304 | 1 | 9 | Active | | 16 | [C J Transport Services (North East) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2074920) Standard National · 10313882 | 3 | 8 | Active | | 17 | [Prestige Exec Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2039480) Standard National · 12575672 | 1 | 6 | Active | | 18 | [Campbell Minibus Hire Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb1141203) Standard National · 07351758 | 1 | 4 | Active | | 19 | [Ccl (Northeast) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2026482) Standard International · 09291598 | 1 | 4 | Active | | 20 | [Wright Bros Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/wright-bros-coaches-ltd-00345221) Standard International · 00345221 | 1 | 4 | Active | | 21 | [Itravel Ne Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2029598) Standard International · 12093545 | 1 | 3 | Active | | 22 | [Argyle House Holdings Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2052606) Restricted · 06357016 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 23 | [Autograph Chauffeurs Ne Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2018420) Restricted · 11632126 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 24 | [Bus 2 Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2006031) Standard National · 10888089 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 25 | [Kingsway Cabs Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2087241) Restricted · 12091040 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 26 | [Newcastle Transport Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2089141) Standard International · 15426014 | 1 | 2 | Active | | 27 | [Austin Resources (Healthcare) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2064350) Restricted · 08759847 | 1 | 1 | Active | | 28 | [Endless Adventure North East Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb1131725) Restricted · 07994646 | 1 | 1 | Active | | 29 | [Kaboogie Leisure Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2015321) Standard National · 09420667 | 1 | 1 | Active | | 30 | [Mitcheson Group Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pb2072466) Standard National · 14194381 | 1 | 1 | Active | Plus 43 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named. ## Where they are based Operating-centre towns in Tyne and Wear with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page. - [Newcastle upon Tyne 15](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/tyne-and-wear/newcastle-upon-tyne) - Gateshead 6 - Sunderland 6 - South Shields 2 - Washington 2 - Houghton le Spring 1 - Jarrow 1 - North Shields 1 - Wallsend 1 ## Postcode districts Company PSV licences by postcode district, Tyne and Wear 1. Postcode district NE15: 5 company licences 2. Postcode district SR4: 3 company licences 3. Postcode district NE11: 3 company licences 4. Postcode district NE6: 3 company licences 5. Postcode district SR2: 2 company licences 6. Postcode district NE33: 2 company licences 7. Postcode district NE10: 2 company licences 8. Postcode district NE12: 2 company licences 9. Postcode district NE13: 2 company licences 10. Postcode district NE16: 2 company licences ## Licence types and fleet sizes 67% of the 73 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 2. 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 Tyne and Wear by type - Standard National PSV **34** 47% - Restricted PSV **20** 27% - Standard International PSV **19** 26% PSV licences in Tyne and Wear by vehicles authorised 1. 1 vehicles: 20 licences 2. 2 vehicles: 18 licences 3. 3–5 vehicles: 11 licences 4. 6–10 vehicles: 10 licences 5. 11–25 vehicles: 7 licences 6. 26–50 vehicles: 3 licences 7. 51–100 vehicles: 2 licences 8. 100+ vehicles: 2 licences ## Before you book a coach in Tyne and Wear 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 Northumberland 26](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/northumberland) - [Coach companies in County Durham 53](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/county-durham) - [Coach companies in North Yorkshire 57](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/north-yorkshire) - [Coach companies in Scottish Borders 9](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/scottish-borders) - [Coach companies in Cumbria 46](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/cumbria) - [Coach companies in West Yorkshire 87](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/west-yorkshire) - [Hauliers in Tyne and Wear](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/tyne-and-wear) - [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/tyne-and-wear 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.