What type of operator licence does Scottish Borders Council hold?

Standard National goods vehicle licence.

When is Scottish Borders Council's continuation date?

31 March 2031 (licence OM0011552). 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.

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Scottish Borders Council

Scottish Borders Council holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, in Scotland, authorising 204 vehicles and 10 trailers.

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Licences: 1
Vehicles authorised: 204
Trailers authorised: 10
Operating centres: 18

Key facts

Scottish Borders Council ranks 315th of 48,498 company and organisation operators in Great Britain by vehicles authorised in the DVSA file.
In the Scotland traffic area it authorises 204 vehicles, the 34th largest of 4,069 company operators there and 0.4% of their vehicles.
Licence mix: 1 Standard National goods vehicle licence.
Next continuation: 31 March 2031, in 4 years and 5 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 28 February 2031. (Licence OM0011552.)
Operating centres in Peebles, Duns, Coldstream, Galashiels, Eyemouth, Kelso and 4 other towns.

Licences

Operator licences held by Scottish Borders Council
Licence	Type	Traffic area	First centre	Vehicles	Trailers	Status	Continuation
OM0011552	Standard National	Scotland	Kelso TD5	204	10	Valid	31 Mar 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.

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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 Scottish Borders Council

Is Scottish Borders Council licensed?: Yes. Scottish Borders Council holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, and it is valid.
What type of operator licence does Scottish Borders Council hold?: Standard National goods vehicle licence.
When is Scottish Borders Council's continuation date?: 31 March 2031 (licence OM0011552). 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.

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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 10 October 2026. How we read it

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

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