Coach and bus operators · England
Coach companies in West Sussex
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in West Sussex: 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: 49 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in West Sussex, plus 18 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company Limited, authorised for 567 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 49
- PSV licences
- 67
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,410
- Standard licences
- 55
Coach and bus companies in West Sussex
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in West Sussex, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in West Sussex. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company LimitedStandard National · 00307468 | 3 | 567 | Active |
| 2 | Stagecoach (South) LimitedStandard National · 01673542 | 4 | 241 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 3 | Compass Travel (Sussex) LtdStandard National · 04096610 | 1 | 95 | Active |
| 4 | Abm Aviation UK LimitedStandard National · 04900961 | 1 | 59 | Active |
| 5 | J & M Brown (Coaches) LtdStandard National · 01254794 | 4 | 35 | Active |
| 6 | United Minibuses and Coaches LimitedStandard National · 11026495 | 1 | 33 | Active |
| 7 | R D H Coaches LtdStandard International · 06711888 | 1 | 28 | Active |
| 8 | Q-Park LimitedStandard National · 01721817 | 1 | 25 | Active |
| 9 | Pro-Force LtdStandard National · 05580634 | 1 | 21 | Active |
| 10 | Worthing Coaches LimitedStandard International · 01313045 | 1 | 20 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 11 | W & H Motors LtdStandard International · 02060616 | 1 | 17 | Active |
| 12 | Woods Travel LtdStandard International · 02463618 | 1 | 17 | Active |
| 13 | Maple Parking LimitedStandard National · 11917639 | 1 | 16 | Active |
| 14 | Gatwick Minibuses LtdStandard International · 10658007 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 15 | Foster Hartley LimitedStandard International · 14261682 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 16 | Southern Transit Bus Company LimitedStandard National · 08637505 | 3 | 10 | Active |
| 17 | Starline (Sussex) LtdStandard International · 08042098 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 18 | Airport Parking & Hotels LtdStandard National · 01539777 | 2 | 9 | Active |
| 19 | Millennium Coaches LtdStandard National · 03899435 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 20 | T&C Travel LimitedStandard International · 11848504 | 1 | 8 | In liquidation |
| 21 | Chaseside Propulsion LtdStandard National · 15475651 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 22 | Church of Scientogology Religious EducationStandard National · FC009154 | 2 | 7 | Active |
| 23 | Farlington School LimitedStandard National · 11944404 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 24 | Portsmouth City Coaches LimitedStandard International · 11381521 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 25 | Southcoast Motor Services LtdStandard International · 03678297 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 26 | The Summer Berry Company UKStandard National · 02087609 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 27 | Gatwick Links LtdStandard National · 05351102 | 4 | 5 | Active |
| 28 | Great Ballard School LtdStandard National · 02898673 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 29 | Knights Prestige Transport LtdStandard International · 16121139 | 3 | 5 | Active |
| 30 | Turbostyle Coaches LimitedStandard International · 01897769 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 31 | Black Tie (UK) LtdStandard International · 07909960 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 32 | White Horse Caravan Co LtdStandard National · 01538949 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 33 | 16 Seater Travel LtdStandard National · 12878896 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 34 | Holt Services LimitedStandard International · 03389403 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 35 | Middle Earth Transport LtdStandard National · 14573476 | 2 | 3 | Active |
| 36 | Southdown Historic Vehicles LtdStandard National · 04405281 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 37 | Atelier 21 LtdRestricted · 12422435 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 38 | Crawley Transit Services LimitedStandard International · 16301298 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 39 | Reflections Nurseries LtdRestricted · 05559172 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 40 | South East Omnibus LtdStandard National · 15023607 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 41 | St Josephs Travels LtdStandard National · 12948730 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 42 | Westrings Travel LimitedStandard International · 06832269 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 43 | Wickedly Wonderful LimitedRestricted · 04982714 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 44 | Brand Jn LtdStandard National · 13909429 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 45 | Colten Care LimitedStandard National · 02218757 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 46 | Kids Capers LimitedRestricted · 08145494 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 47 | Premier Tours LtdStandard International · 13476685 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 48 | Smile Holidays LtdRestricted · 05914142 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 49 | Sussex Wine Tours LimitedStandard National · 09890934 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 18 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in West Sussex with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Crawley 16
- Chichester 11
- Horsham 5
- Worthing 4
- Lancing 3
- Copthorne 2
- Haywards Heath 2
- Henfield 2
- Pulborough 2
- Steyning 2
- Arundel 1
- Barnham 1
- East Grinstead 1
- Littlehampton 1
- Rowfant 1
- Southbourne 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district RH10:12 company licences
- Postcode district RH11:7 company licences
- Postcode district PO20:6 company licences
- Postcode district RH12:4 company licences
- Postcode district BN15:3 company licences
- Postcode district PO19:3 company licences
- Postcode district RH15:3 company licences
- Postcode district RH20:2 company licences
- Postcode district BN11:2 company licences
- Postcode district BN12:2 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
58% of the 67 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 4. 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 PSV32 48%
- Standard International PSV23 34%
- Restricted PSV12 18%
- 1 vehicles:10 licences
- 2 vehicles:15 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:14 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:13 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:7 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:4 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:2 licences
- 100+ vehicles:2 licences
Before you book a coach in West Sussex
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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