Limited Company
Tesco Distribution Ltd
Tesco Distribution Ltd (company number 02972724) holds 6 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, in 6 traffic areas, authorising 2,699 vehicles and 4,582 trailers.
Company number 02972724 on Companies House · 6 traffic areas
- Licences
- 6
- Vehicles authorised
- 2,699
- Trailers authorised
- 4,582
- Operating centres
- 17
Key facts
- Tesco Distribution Ltd ranks 12th of 48,498 company and organisation operators in Great Britain by vehicles authorised in the DVSA file.
- In the East of England traffic area it authorises 1,092 vehicles, the 6th largest of 10,896 company operators there and 0.9% of their vehicles.
- Licence mix: 6 Standard National goods vehicle licences.
- Next continuation: 31 March 2028, in 17 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 29 February 2028. (Licence OK2058935.)
- Operating centres in Bristol, Livingston, Hinckley, Aylesford, Northampton, Caldicot and 7 other towns.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 30 September 1994 (32 years before the register date); nature of business: freight transport by road; next accounts due 26 November 2026.
- Listed in DVSA's earned recognition scheme (list updated 1 October 2026).
- Traffic Commissioner records name its licences 2 times: 2 entries in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings.
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 30 September 199432 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 26 November 2026Last made up to 22 February 2025
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 21 June 2027Last made up to 7 June 2026
- Nature of business
- Freight transport by road (49410)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 02972724 since 1 January 2026, read up to 9 October 2026. Contains information from The Gazette licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Licences
| Licence | Type | Traffic area | First centre | Vehicles | Trailers | Status | Continuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF0223951 | Standard National | East of England | Hinckley LE10 | 1,092 | 1,530 | Valid | 31 Jul 2030 |
| OH0216970 | Standard National | West of England | Southampton SO16 | 752 | 1,168 | Valid | 31 May 2030 |
| OD1058129 | Standard National | West Midlands | Lichfield WS13 | 240 | 430 | Valid | 31 May 2031 |
| OM0034002 | Standard National | Scotland | Livingston EH54 | 240 | 600 | Valid | 30 Jun 2030 |
| OG0090583 | Standard National | Wales | Caldicot NP26 | 225 | 580 | Valid | 30 Apr 2030 |
| OK2058935 | Standard National | London and the South East of England | Aylesford ME20 | 150 | 274 | Valid | 31 Mar 2028 |
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 2
Written decisions published on GOV.UK, and entries in the Traffic Commissioner’s weekly publications for this company's licences. Each links to the official document.
Variation application published
Applications and Decisions 5571, 21 January 2026 (East of England, PDF)
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About Tesco Distribution Ltd
- Is Tesco Distribution Ltd licensed?
- Yes. Tesco Distribution Ltd holds 6 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, all of them valid.
- What type of operator licence does Tesco Distribution Ltd hold?
- 6 Standard National goods vehicle licences.
- When is Tesco Distribution Ltd's continuation date?
- The next is 31 March 2028 (licence OK2058935); each licence has its own date, listed in the table above. 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 , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 10 October 2026. How we read it
Company facts: Companies House register at . Contains Companies House data.Earned recognition: DVSA’s list updated .Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette.
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