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Standard National goods vehicle licence

Gateshead Council operator licence OB0205541

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ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

Gateshead Council holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OB0205541) in the North East of England traffic area, authorising 110 vehicles and 0 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
110
Trailers authorised
0
Operating centres
11
Continuation date
31 May 2029

Licence details

Licence number
OB0205541
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard National
Vehicle category
Goods vehicles
Traffic area
North East of England
Vehicles
110 authorised91 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
0 authorised0 currently specified.
Continuation date
31 May 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
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 May 2029, in 2 years and 7 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 30 April 2029.
  • With 110 vehicles authorised, it is the 14th largest of the 165 company licences with an operating centre in Gateshead, and holds 2% 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 11 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 11

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Springwell Road Campground Depot Wrekenton

    Gateshead, NE9 7XW

  2. Park Road Central Depot

    Gateshead, NE8 3HN

  3. Shearlegs Road Depot Local Environmental Services Shearlegs Road

    Gateshead, NE8 3EN

  4. Cowan Road Cowan Road Depot Blaydon-On-Tyne

    Gateshead, NE21 5TW

  5. Colegate West Colegate Depot Creslow

    Gateshead, NE10 9AH

  6. Prince Consort Road Central Library

    Gateshead, NE8 4LN

  7. East Park Road Saltwell Park

    Gateshead, NE9 5AX

  8. Market Lane Garden House Cemmetary Whickham Dunston

    Newcastle upon Tyne, NE16 4TJ

  9. Burnopfield Road Derwent Park

    Rowlands Gill, NE39 1LG

  10. St. Johns Place Felling Park Depot

    Gateshead, NE10 9DF

  11. Penshaw Way Unit 2 Birtley

    Chester le Street, DH3 2SA

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 Gateshead Council

Is Gateshead Council licensed?
Yes. Gateshead Council holds operator licence OB0205541, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
What type of operator licence does Gateshead Council hold?
Standard National goods vehicle licence (OB0205541). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
When is Gateshead Council's continuation date?
31 May 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 . 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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