--- title: "DVSA earned recognition operators" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition.md dvsa_file_date: 2026-09-07 publisher: HaulierScope licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) --- # DVSA earned recognition operators > 200 companies with 464 licences on DVSA's earned recognition list (updated 1 Oct 2026), by traffic area. Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 September 2026 (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/2a67d1ee-8f1b-43a3-8bc6-e8772d162a3c/traffic-commissioners-goods-and-public-service-vehicle-operator-licence-records). DVSA scheme Earned recognition is DVSA’s voluntary scheme for operators who prove they meet driver and vehicle standards. Members run a DVSA-validated system for maintenance and drivers’ hours, pass an independent audit every two years, and in return see fewer roadside stops and site visits. This is DVSA’s list updated 1 October 2026, tied to each operator licence and grouped by traffic area. - **Companies listed:** 200 - **Their licences on the list:** 464 - **Traffic areas:** 8 - **DVSA list updated:** 1 Oct 2026 ## What is earned recognition? Earned recognition is DVSA’s scheme for operators who prove, with audited data, that they keep vehicles roadworthy and drivers within the rules. 200 companies are on the list. Their 461 listed licences are 0.7% of GB operator licences but authorise 82,563 vehicles: 12% of all vehicles authorised. The list leans to large fleets: 9% of the lorries authorised on GB goods licences sit on a listed licence. Members send DVSA key performance data every four weeks and pass an independent audit every two years. ## By traffic area Each listed licence sits in the traffic area that issued it (the second letter of the licence number). Open an area for its companies, licences, accreditation dates and standards. - [**East of England** 76 companies · 76 listed licences Ab Agri Limited, Advanced Supply Chain Group Limited, Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd…](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition/east-of-england) - [**London and the South East of England** 54 companies · 55 listed licences · 1 sole trader or partnership Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd, Air Products PLC, Arriva Kent & Surrey Ltd…](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition/london-and-the-south-east-of-england) - [**North East of England** 78 companies · 80 listed licences Ab Agri Limited, Advanced Supply Chain Group Limited, Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd…](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition/north-east-of-england) - [**North West of England** 67 companies · 67 listed licences Ab Agri Limited, Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd, Air Products PLC…](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition/north-west-of-england) - [**Scotland** 48 companies · 48 listed licences Ab Agri Limited, Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd, Air Products PLC…](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition/scotland) - [**Wales** 30 companies · 30 listed licences Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd, Air Products PLC, Arriva Cymru Ltd…](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition/wales) - [**West Midlands** 50 companies · 50 listed licences · 1 sole trader or partnership A B E (Ledbury) Ltd, Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd, Air Products PLC…](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition/west-midlands) - [**West of England** 58 companies · 58 listed licences · 1 sole trader or partnership Ab Agri Limited, Adrian White Building Supplies Ltd, Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd…](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition/west-of-england) Companies on the list per traffic area, DVSA list updated 1 Oct 2026 Boundaries: ONS, OGL v3. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2023. ## About this list DVSA publishes the list of accredited operators on GOV.UK, one row per operator licence. We tie each row to its licence in the DVSA operator licence file by licence number. When a listed licence number is not in the file, we match the company by its exact name instead. 1 row of 468 could not be tied to a licence or company in the file. Membership is DVSA’s decision, not ours. Earned recognition members have a blue band in DVSA’s Operator Compliance Risk Score. Sole traders and partnerships on the list are counted, not named, because their operator name is usually a person’s name. [Atom feed of list changes](https://haulierscope.co.uk/feeds/earned-recognition.xml) · [DVSA’s list on GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dvsa-earned-recognition-for-vehicle-operators-list-of-accredited-operators) ## Related - [**Upcoming public inquiries** Traffic Commissioner public inquiries listed for companies, by traffic area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/public-inquiries) - [**Haulier insolvency watch** Licences held by companies in liquidation or administration.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/insolvency-watch) - [**Companies House filing watch** Hauliers whose accounts are overdue at Companies House.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/filing-watch) - [**Continuation dates by month** Which operator licences are due for continuation, and when.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/continuations) - [**Data status** How old each source is and when we last checked it.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/status) - [**Applications and Decisions by area** The latest weekly bulletin in each traffic area: new applications, objection deadlines, grants and refusals.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/applications-and-decisions) - [**New operator licences granted** Every new goods and PSV licence granted, month by month, with the companies named.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/new-operator-licences) - [**Licences revoked, surrendered or terminated** Licences the Traffic Commissioners list each month as revoked, surrendered or terminated, in their own wording.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licences-ended) - [**Traffic Commissioner decisions** Revocations, refusals, warnings and curtailments decided by the Traffic Commissioners, by outcome and area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/tc-decisions) - [**State of the register 2026** The GB operator licence register in numbers: fleets, holders, and licences granted and ended in 2026.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/reports/state-of-the-register-2026) Guides - [What the OCRS score means](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/ocrs-score) - [How to vet a haulier before you book](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/vet-a-haulier) - [How to check an operator licence](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/how-to-check-a-haulier) DVSA file 7 Sep 2026 Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 September 2026, read 30 September 2026. [How we read it](https://haulierscope.co.uk/methodology) Earned recognition: DVSA’s list updated 1 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). --- Canonical page: https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Companies House data. HaulierScope is an independent service, not affiliated with DVSA or the Traffic Commissioners. It is updated when DVSA publishes a new file, usually weekly.