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Standard National goods vehicle licence

Kirklees Metropolitan Council operator licence OB0181657

What the licence number means

ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

Kirklees Metropolitan Council holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OB0181657) in the North East of England traffic area, authorising 180 vehicles and 0 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
180
Trailers authorised
0
Operating centres
14
Continuation date
31 Mar 2028

Licence details

Licence number
OB0181657
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard National
Vehicle category
Goods vehicles
Traffic area
North East of England
Vehicles
180 authorised145 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
0 authorised0 currently specified.
Continuation date
31 March 2028The 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.
Operator type
Other (e.g. public authority, charity, trust, university)
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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Key facts

  • Next continuation: 31 March 2028, in 17 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 29 February 2028.
  • With 180 vehicles authorised, it is the 5th largest of the 111 company licences with an operating centre in Dewsbury, and holds 7% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 99% of the 7,859 company licences in the North East of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 14 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the North East of England traffic area.

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 licence number. All decisions on GOV.UK

Operating centres 14

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. George Street George St Depot The Flatts

    Dewsbury, WF13 2LX

  2. Woodlands Rd Wilton Park

    Batley, WF17 0AS

  3. Royds Park Cawley Yard Bradford Road Rawfolds

    Cleckheaton, BD19 5LT

  4. Flint Street Building Services Depot One

    Huddersfield, HD1 6LF

  5. Red Doles Lane Library Operations Depot

    Huddersfield, HD2 1YF

  6. Meltham Road Lockwood Nursery

    Huddersfield, HD4 7BQ

  7. Huddersfield Road Highways Depot Two Reins Honley

    Holmfirth, HD9 6NB

  8. Vine Street Centralised Transport

    Huddersfield, HD1 6NT

  9. Peace Pit

    Huddersfield, HD2 1JE

  10. Emerald Street

    Huddersfield, HD1 6BY

  11. Headlands Road Highways Depot

    Liversedge, WF15 6PZ

  12. Cemetery Road Batley

    Cemetery, WF17 8PG

  13. Knowl Road Knowl House

    Mirfield, WF14 9RB

  14. Alder Street Kirklees Maint. Depot

    Huddersfield, HD1 6LD

Change history

What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.

  1. History starts from the DVSA file dated . It is the only DVSA file we hold so far.

About Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Is Kirklees Metropolitan Council licensed?
Yes. Kirklees Metropolitan Council holds operator licence OB0181657, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
What type of operator licence does Kirklees Metropolitan Council hold?
Standard National goods vehicle licence (OB0181657). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
When is Kirklees Metropolitan Council's continuation date?
31 March 2028. 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 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 7 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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