Coach and bus operators · Scotland
Coach companies in West Dunbartonshire
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in the West Dunbartonshire 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: 6 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the West Dunbartonshire council area, plus 3 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is First Glasgow (No.1) Limited, authorised for 685 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 6
- PSV licences
- 9
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,152
- Standard licences
- 9
Coach and bus companies in West Dunbartonshire
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in West Dunbartonshire, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in West Dunbartonshire. 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 | McColl's Travel LimitedStandard National · SC163310 | 2 | 35 | Active |
| 4 | Lochs and Glens (Transport) LtdStandard National · SC161833 | 1 | 21 | Active |
| 5 | Avondale Coaches LtdStandard National · SC201185 | 1 | 20 | Active |
| 6 | P J Travel LtdStandard National · SC243967 | 1 | 10 | Active |
Plus 3 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in West Dunbartonshire with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Clydebank 3
- Dumbarton 3
- Bute 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district G81:3 company licences
- Postcode district G82:3 company licences
- Postcode district G83:1 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
22% of the 9 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 20. 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 100%
Before you book a coach in West Dunbartonshire
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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