Coach and bus operators · West Yorkshire
Coach companies in Wakefield
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Wakefield, West Yorkshire: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 9 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Wakefield; the largest fleet is Arriva Yorkshire Ltd (379 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 9
- PSV licences
- 14
- Vehicles on these licences
- 466
- Earned recognition
- 1
Coach and bus companies in Wakefield
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Wakefield, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Wakefield. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arriva Yorkshire LtdStandard National · 00084167 | 1 | 379 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Tj's Travel LtdStandard International · 08618209 | 3 | 40 | Active |
| 3 | Redwood Travel LtdStandard National · 10716442 | 3 | 15 | Active |
| 4 | Aaa Travel LimitedStandard National · 14272903 | 2 | 8 | Active |
| 5 | Chico Connect LtdStandard National · 12290099 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 6 | Elite Coach & Minibus Hire LtdStandard National · 13366080 | 2 | 5 | Active |
| 7 | Diamond Coaches LtdStandard National · 16220805 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 8 | Apex Travel LimitedStandard National · 13854744 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 9 | Nexus Taxis LimitedRestricted · 14666255 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 5 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
64% of the 14 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 3. 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 PSV8 57%
- Restricted PSV4 29%
- Standard International PSV2 14%
Before you book a coach in Wakefield
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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