Limited Company
Whistl UK Limited
Whistl UK Limited (company number 04417047) holds 5 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, in 5 traffic areas, authorising 243 vehicles and 370 trailers.
Company number 04417047 on Companies House · 5 traffic areas
- Licences
- 5
- Vehicles authorised
- 243
- Trailers authorised
- 370
- Operating centres
- 8
Public inquiry listed for 10 November 2026 at 10:30
The Traffic Commissioner has listed a public inquiry about this licence at the North Stand Suite/Marquee, The Brick Community Stadium, Loire Drive, Robin Park, Wigan, WN5 0UH, to consider S19. It was published in Applications and Decisions 7177 on 9 October 2026.
A public inquiry is a hearing, not a finding: the Traffic Commissioner decides afterwards, and the decision is published in the same way. Read the notice (PDF)
Key facts
- Whistl UK Limited ranks 258th 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 100 vehicles, the 130th largest of 10,896 company operators there and 0.1% of their vehicles.
- Licence mix: 5 Standard National goods vehicle licences.
- Next continuation: 31 May 2027, in 7 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 30 April 2027. (Licence OD2051461.)
- Operating centres in Bolton, Patchway, Glasgow, Lutterworth, Bedford, Northampton and 1 other town.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 15 April 2002 (24 years before the register date); nature of business: licensed carriers; next accounts due 30 September 2027.
- 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
- 15 April 200224 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 30 September 2027Last made up to 31 December 2025
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 29 April 2027Last made up to 15 April 2026
- Nature of business
- Licensed carriers (53201)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 04417047 since 1 January 2026, read up to 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF1089602 | Standard National | East of England | Bedford MK42 | 100 | 170 | Valid | 30 Sep 2029 |
| OC1103613 | Standard National | North West of England | Bolton BL5 | 80 | 110 | Valid | 31 May 2031 |
| OH1102520 | Standard National | West of England | Patchway BS34 | 38 | 45 | Valid | 30 Apr 2031 |
| OM1085579 | Standard National | Scotland | Glasgow G71 | 20 | 20 | Valid | 31 Jan 2029 |
| OD2051461 | Standard National | West Midlands | Lutterworth LE17 | 5 | 25 | Valid | 31 May 2027 |
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.
Public inquiry listed
Applications and Decisions 7177, 9 October 2026 (North West of England, PDF)Variation application published
Applications and Decisions 7142, 6 February 2026 (North West of England, PDF)
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About Whistl UK Limited
- Is Whistl UK Limited licensed?
- Yes. Whistl UK Limited holds 5 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, all of them valid.
- What type of operator licence does Whistl UK Limited hold?
- 5 Standard National goods vehicle licences.
- When is Whistl UK Limited's continuation date?
- The next is 31 May 2027 (licence OD2051461); 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 11 October 2026. How we read it
Company facts: Companies House register at . Contains Companies House data.Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette.
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