Standard National goods vehicle licence
Darlington Borough Council operator licence OB0205306
Reading an operator licence number
Darlington Borough Council holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OB0205306) in the North East of England traffic area, authorising 54 vehicles and 0 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- Vehicles authorised
- 54
- Trailers authorised
- 0
- Operating centres
- 3
- Continuation date
- 30 Nov 2026
Licence details
- Licence number
- OB0205306
- Status
- Valid
- Licence type
- Standard National
- Vehicle category
- Goods vehicles
- Traffic area
- North East of England
- Vehicles
- 54 authorised48 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
- Trailers
- 0 authorised0 currently specified.
- Continuation date
- 30 November 2026The 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: 30 November 2026, in 1 month. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 October 2026.
- With 54 vehicles authorised, it is the 22nd largest of the 110 company licences with an operating centre in Darlington, and holds 0.8% of the vehicles authorised there.
- It authorises more vehicles than 96% of the 7,859 company licences in the North East of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
- It lists 3 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the North East of England traffic area.
- Traffic Commissioner records name this licence 6 times: 6 entries in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings.
Traffic Commissioner decisions 6
Written decisions published on GOV.UK, and entries in the Traffic Commissioner’s weekly publication for this licence. Each links to the official document.
Variation application published
Applications and Decisions 6695, 11 February 2026 (North East of England, PDF)Variation application published
Applications and Decisions 6694, 4 February 2026 (North East of England, PDF)Variation application published
Applications and Decisions 6694, 4 February 2026 (North East of England, PDF)Variation application published
Applications and Decisions 6691, 14 January 2026 (North East of England, PDF)
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All Traffic Commissioner decisions on GOV.UKOffice of the Traffic Commissioner, GOV.UK. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Operating centres 3
Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.
17 Allington Way
Darlington, DL1 4QB
Lingfield Way
Darlington, DL1 4GQ
Unit 18 LINGFIELD POINT
Darlington, DL1 1RW
Change history
What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.
History starts from the DVSA file dated . It is the only DVSA file we hold so far.
About Darlington Borough Council
- Is Darlington Borough Council licensed?
- Yes. Darlington Borough Council holds operator licence OB0205306, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- What type of operator licence does Darlington Borough Council hold?
- Standard National goods vehicle licence (OB0205306). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
- When is Darlington Borough Council's continuation date?
- 30 November 2026. 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
Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette.
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