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Standard National goods vehicle licence

R McDowell Haulage & Distribution Ltd operator licence OB0202218

What the licence number means

ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

R McDowell Haulage & Distribution Ltd holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OB0202218) in the North East of England traffic area, authorising 120 vehicles and 95 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

Vehicles authorised
120
Trailers authorised
95
Operating centres
4
Continuation date
30 Sep 2029

Licence details

Licence number
OB0202218
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard National
Vehicle category
Goods vehicles
Vehicles
120 authorised81 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
95 authorised0 currently specified.
Continuation date
30 September 2029The 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
Limited Company
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.

Key facts

  • Next continuation: 30 September 2029, in 2 years and 11 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 August 2029.
  • With 120 vehicles authorised, it is the 5th largest of the 92 company licences with an operating centre in Keighley, and holds 7% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 98% of the 7,859 company licences in the North East of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 4 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the North East of England traffic area.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 16 February 1989 (37 years before the register date); nature of business: freight transport by road; next accounts due 31 December 2026.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
16 February 198937 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 31 December 2026Last made up to 31 March 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 2 March 2027Last made up to 16 February 2026
Nature of business
  • Freight transport by road (49410)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.
Registered name
R. McDowell Haulage and Distribution Limited

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 02348762 since 1 January 2026, read up to 3 October 2026. Contains information from The Gazette licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Company 02348762 on Companies HouseContains Companies House data. Monthly file, register at 30 September 2026. Data status

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 4

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Airedale Road R Mcdowell Haulage & Distribution

    Keighley, BD21 4LW

  2. Valley Road Thunderbird Works

    Keighley, BD21 4LZ

  3. Leeds Bradford Airport Industrial Estate Encase Limited Harrogate Road Yeadon

    Leeds, LS19 7WP

  4. Royd Ings Avenue Unit 1 Riverside Business Park

    Keighley, BD21 4BY

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 R McDowell Haulage & Distribution Ltd

Is R McDowell Haulage & Distribution Ltd licensed?
Yes. R McDowell Haulage & Distribution Ltd holds operator licence OB0202218, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
What type of operator licence does R McDowell Haulage & Distribution Ltd hold?
Standard National goods vehicle licence (OB0202218). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
When is R McDowell Haulage & Distribution Ltd's continuation date?
30 September 2029. 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 . 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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