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# Coach companies in West Lothian

> Check a coach or bus company's PSV licence before you book: 28 operators in West Lothian, 2,481 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 · Scotland

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 Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0000002) Standard International · SC096849 | 1 | 800 | Earned recognition Active |
| 2 | [McGill's Bus Service Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0000015) Standard National · SC027238 | 1 | 600 | Active |
| 3 | [Loch Lomond Bus Services Ltd.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1036390) Standard International · SC240425 | 1 | 190 | Active |
| 4 | [Ember Core Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2025892) Standard National · SC633049 | 1 | 171 | Active |
| 5 | [McGill’s Scotland East Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0000923) Standard National · SC091923 | 1 | 170 | Active |
| 6 | [E & M Horsburgh Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0003023) Standard National · SC205341 | 1 | 120 | Active |
| 7 | [East Coast Buses Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1050765) Standard National · SC208702 | 1 | 75 | Earned recognition Active |
| 8 | [Edinburgh Bus Tours Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1007722) Standard National · SC230326 | 1 | 62 | Earned recognition Active |
| 9 | [Prentice Westwood Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0002466) Standard International · SC159795 | 1 | 45 | Active |
| 10 | [Aaa Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0002780) Standard National · SC182581 | 2 | 32 | Active |
| 11 | [Festival Travel (Scotland) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1036025) Standard International · SC267429 | 1 | 29 | Active |
| 12 | [City Circle UK Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/city-circle-uk-limited-03677686) Standard International · 03677686 | 1 | 26 | Active |
| 13 | [Bodyshop Edinburgh Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2001341) Standard National · SC496024 | 2 | 25 | Active |
| 14 | [Hardhill Private Hire Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1099127) Standard National · SC379538 | 1 | 18 | Active |
| 15 | [Salmond's Mini - Coach Hire Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1030103) Standard National · SC245742 | 1 | 18 | Active |
| 16 | [H and M Ferguson Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1130759) Standard National · SC448966 | 1 | 16 | Active |
| 17 | [Bzzzy Bus Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1138307) Standard National · SC481840 | 1 | 11 | Active |
| 18 | [La Travel Edinburgh Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2010949) Standard National · SC509952 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 19 | [Tartan Viking Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2086905) Standard National · SC670462 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 20 | [Cobra Corporate Services Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/cobra-corporate-services-limited-04245012) Standard National · 04245012 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 21 | [Randolph Hill Nursing Homes (Scotland) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2064305) Restricted · SC284861 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 22 | [Romadero Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1131879) Standard National · SC381124 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 23 | [City Sightseeing Edinburgh Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1064276) Standard National · SC127511 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 24 | [Jcr Partnership LLP](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2092834) Standard National · SO306988 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 25 | [Lothian Region Transport Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm0002884) Standard National · SC127508 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 26 | [Mac Tours Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1004999) Standard National · SC225977 | 1 | 1 | Earned recognition Active |
| 27 | [Majestic Tours Edinburgh Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm1064277) Standard National · SC127509 | 1 | 1 | Earned recognition Active |
| 28 | [Utour Travel Ltd.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pm2063973) 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](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/west-lothian/livingston)
- Bathgate 5
- Broxburn 3
- Kirknewton 3
- East Calder 1

## Postcode districts

Company PSV licences by postcode district, West Lothian

1. Postcode district EH54: 16 company licences
2. Postcode district EH27: 4 company licences
3. Postcode district EH47: 3 company licences
4. Postcode district EH52: 3 company licences
5. 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.

PSV licences in West Lothian by type

- Standard National PSV **26** 65%
- Standard International PSV **8** 20%
- Restricted PSV **6** 15%

PSV licences in West Lothian by vehicles authorised

1. 1 vehicles: 9 licences
2. 2 vehicles: 6 licences
3. 3–5 vehicles: 3 licences
4. 6–10 vehicles: 4 licences
5. 11–25 vehicles: 6 licences
6. 26–50 vehicles: 4 licences
7. 51–100 vehicles: 2 licences
8. 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.

## Nearby

- [Coach companies in Falkirk 12](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/falkirk)
- [Coach companies in Edinburgh 39](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/edinburgh)
- [Coach companies in North Lanarkshire 31](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/north-lanarkshire)
- [Coach companies in Clackmannanshire 4](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/clackmannanshire)
- [Coach companies in Midlothian 13](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/midlothian)
- [Coach companies in South Lanarkshire 30](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/south-lanarkshire)
- [Hauliers in West Lothian](https://haulierscope.co.uk/hauliers/west-lothian)
- [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 9 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.

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