Coach and bus operators · Scotland
Coach companies in West Lothian
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in the West Lothian 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: 28 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in the West Lothian council area, plus 12 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Lothian Buses Limited, authorised for 800 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 28
- PSV licences
- 40
- Vehicles on these licences
- 2,481
- Standard licences
- 34
Coach and bus companies in West Lothian
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in West Lothian, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in West Lothian. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lothian Buses LimitedStandard International · SC096849 | 1 | 800 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | McGill's Bus Service LtdStandard National · SC027238 | 1 | 600 | Active |
| 3 | Loch Lomond Bus Services Ltd.Standard International · SC240425 | 1 | 190 | Active |
| 4 | Ember Core LtdStandard National · SC633049 | 1 | 171 | Active |
| 5 | McGill’s Scotland East LimitedStandard National · SC091923 | 1 | 170 | Active |
| 6 | E & M Horsburgh LtdStandard National · SC205341 | 1 | 120 | Active |
| 7 | East Coast Buses LimitedStandard National · SC208702 | 1 | 75 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 8 | Edinburgh Bus Tours LtdStandard National · SC230326 | 1 | 62 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 9 | Prentice Westwood LimitedStandard International · SC159795 | 1 | 45 | Active |
| 10 | Aaa Coaches LtdStandard National · SC182581 | 2 | 32 | Active |
| 11 | Festival Travel (Scotland) LtdStandard International · SC267429 | 1 | 29 | Active |
| 12 | City Circle UK LimitedStandard International · 03677686 | 1 | 26 | Active |
| 13 | Bodyshop Edinburgh LtdStandard National · SC496024 | 2 | 25 | Active |
| 14 | Hardhill Private Hire LtdStandard National · SC379538 | 1 | 18 | Active |
| 15 | Salmond's Mini - Coach Hire LimitedStandard National · SC245742 | 1 | 18 | Active |
| 16 | H and M Ferguson LtdStandard National · SC448966 | 1 | 16 | Active |
| 17 | Bzzzy Bus LtdStandard National · SC481840 | 1 | 11 | Active |
| 18 | La Travel Edinburgh LtdStandard National · SC509952 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 19 | Tartan Viking LtdStandard National · SC670462 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 20 | Cobra Corporate Services LimitedStandard National · 04245012 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 21 | Randolph Hill Nursing Homes (Scotland) LimitedRestricted · SC284861 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 22 | Romadero LtdStandard National · SC381124 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 23 | City Sightseeing Edinburgh LtdStandard National · SC127511 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 24 | Jcr Partnership LLPStandard National · SO306988 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 25 | Lothian Region Transport LtdStandard National · SC127508 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 26 | Mac Tours LtdStandard National · SC225977 | 1 | 1 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 27 | Majestic Tours Edinburgh LtdStandard National · SC127509 | 1 | 1 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 28 | Utour Travel Ltd.Standard International · SC445175 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 12 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in West Lothian with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Livingston 16
- Bathgate 5
- Broxburn 3
- Kirknewton 3
- East Calder 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district EH54:16 company licences
- Postcode district EH27:4 company licences
- Postcode district EH47:3 company licences
- Postcode district EH52:3 company licences
- Postcode district EH48:2 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
45% of the 40 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 6. 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 PSV26 65%
- Standard International PSV8 20%
- Restricted PSV6 15%
- 1 vehicles:9 licences
- 2 vehicles:6 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:3 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:4 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:6 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:4 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:2 licences
- 100+ vehicles:6 licences
Before you book a coach in West Lothian
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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