Coach and bus operators · West Yorkshire
Coach companies in Leeds
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Leeds, West Yorkshire: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 19 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Leeds; the largest fleet is First West Yorkshire Ltd (946 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 19
- PSV licences
- 27
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,299
- Earned recognition
- 2
Coach and bus companies in Leeds
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Leeds, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Leeds. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First West Yorkshire LtdStandard National · 01990370 | 2 | 946 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | T L C Travel LtdStandard National · 03914156 | 1 | 64 | Active |
| 3 | Tetleys Motor Services LtdStandard National · 03309948 | 1 | 60 | Active |
| 4 | Rollinson Safeway LtdStandard National · 01210156 | 1 | 45 | Active |
| 5 | W. Cropper LimitedStandard International · 01308732 | 1 | 35 | Active |
| 6 | J & B Travel LimitedStandard International · 03800176 | 1 | 22 | Active |
| 7 | Squarepeg Buses LtdStandard International · 09431407 | 1 | 20 | Active |
| 8 | Gsal Transport LimitedStandard National · 09393247 | 1 | 18 | Active |
| 9 | Mht Enterprises LimitedStandard National · 04371158 | 2 | 9 | Active |
| 10 | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustStandard National | 2 | 7 | |
| 11 | Lether's Travel LtdStandard National · 14277898 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 12 | Leeds Bradford International Airport LtdStandard National · 02065958 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 13 | Leap Travel LimitedStandard International · 15813593 | 1 | 5 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 14 | Garforth Cars (Contracts) LtdStandard National · 02848905 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 15 | Apcoa Parking (UK) LtdStandard National · 02572947 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 16 | Gundigger LtdStandard National · 04120878 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 17 | A2Z Travel LtdStandard International · 14899279 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 18 | Goldenhawk Travels LtdRestricted · 06294559 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 19 | Academy Contract Hire Ta Eurocabs LtdStandard National · 16103268 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 8 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
44% of the 27 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 7. 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 PSV16 59%
- Standard International PSV7 26%
- Restricted PSV4 15%
- 1 vehicles:4 licences
- 2 vehicles:4 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:4 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:6 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:4 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:2 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:2 licences
- 100+ vehicles:1 licences
Before you book a coach in Leeds
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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