What type of operator licence does Preston City Council hold?

Standard National goods vehicle licence.

When is Preston City Council's continuation date?

28 February 2031 (licence OC0004666). The licence is continued on this date every five years. The fee for a goods licence is due by the end of the month before. It is not an expiry date.

Other (e.g. public authority, charity, trust, university)

Preston City Council

Preston City Council holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, in North West of England, authorising 60 vehicles and 0 trailers.

Monitor this operator

Licences: 1
Vehicles authorised: 60
Trailers authorised: 0
Operating centres: 1

Get an email when this operator changes

We check every new DVSA file and the Companies House register for Preston City Council, and email you what changed.

Liquidation, administration and strike-off at Companies House
Gazette winding-up petitions
Licence curtailed, suspended or no longer in the DVSA file

Watch this operator

Free for up to 5 licences. No card needed.

Key facts

Preston City Council ranks 1,429th of 48,498 company and organisation operators in Great Britain by vehicles authorised in the DVSA file.
In the North West of England traffic area it authorises 60 vehicles, the 229th largest of 7,505 company operators there and 0.1% of their vehicles.
Licence mix: 1 Standard National goods vehicle licence.
Next continuation: 28 February 2031, in 4 years and 4 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 January 2031. (Licence OC0004666.)

Licences

Operator licences held by Preston City Council
Licence	Type	Traffic area	First centre	Vehicles	Trailers	Status	Continuation
OC0004666	Standard National	North West of England	Preston PR1	60	0	Valid	28 Feb 2031

How to read this record

Standard National goods vehicle licence: Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
Valid: The licence is listed as valid in the DVSA file.
Vehicles and trailers authorised: The most vehicles and trailers the operator may use under the licence. The number specified is how many are listed on it now.
Operating centre: Where the vehicles are kept when not in use. A licence can have several.
Continuation date: The licence is continued on this date every five years. The fee for a goods licence is due by the end of the month before. It is not an expiry date.
Traffic area: The Traffic Commissioner's area that issued the licence. Its letter is the second letter of the licence number.

Glossary · Where the data comes from · Licence types explained · Continuation and fees

Traffic Commissioner decisions

No written decision (published since January 2025) and no entry in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings (since January 2026) names this company's licences. All decisions on GOV.UK

About Preston City Council

Is Preston City Council licensed?: Yes. Preston City Council holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, and it is valid.
What type of operator licence does Preston City Council hold?: Standard National goods vehicle licence.
When is Preston City Council's continuation date?: 28 February 2031 (licence OC0004666). The licence is continued on this date every five years. The fee for a goods licence is due by the end of the month before. It is not an expiry date.

Checking another haulier? Run a free operator licence check by name, licence number or company number.

DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 11 October 2026. How we read it

Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.