Is Durham County Council licensed?

Yes. Durham County Council holds operator licence OB0213590, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. It holds 2 licences in that file.

What type of operator licence does Durham County Council hold?

Standard National goods vehicle licence (OB0213590). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.

When is Durham County Council's continuation date?

31 August 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.

Standard National goods vehicle licence

Durham County Council operator licence OB0213590

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ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

Durham County Council holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OB0213590) in the North East of England traffic area, authorising 389 vehicles and 12 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

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Vehicles authorised: 389
Trailers authorised: 12
Operating centres: 12
Continuation date: 31 Aug 2028

Licence details

Licence number: OB0213590
Status: Valid
Licence type: Standard National
Vehicle category: Goods vehicles
Traffic area: North East of England
Vehicles: 389 authorised231 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers: 12 authorised0 currently specified.
Continuation date: 31 August 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 August 2028, in 22 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 July 2028.
With 389 vehicles authorised, it is the largest of the 30 company licences with an operating centre in Stanley, and holds 58% 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 12 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the North East of England traffic area.
Durham County Council holds 2 operator licences in the current DVSA file; this is one of them.

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 12

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

Morrison Road Morrison Depot
Stanley, DH9 7RX
North West Industrial Estate 2 Hackworth Road
Peterlee, SR8 2JQ
Chilton Industrial Estate 26 Chilton Way Chilton
Ferryhill, DL17 0SD
Barnard Castle Stainton Grove Depot
Barnard Castle, DL12 8UJ
Rothmans Business Centre Unit 1 Green Lane Industrial Estate
Durham, DL16 6JB
St. Johns Road Meadowfield Industrial Estate Meadowfield
Durham, DH7 8XQ
Tindale Crescent Service Direct Depot (7)
Bishop Auckland, DL14 9ST
County Hall
Durham, DH1 5UQ
Birch Road County Council Depot
Barnard Castle, DL12 8JR
Heighinton Lane Heighington Lane Transfer Station Newton Aycliffe County Durham
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6AP
Beechburn Industrial Estate Unit 15 Crook County Durham
Crook, DL15 8RA
D C C Holywell Lane Depot Wolsingham Depot No2 Holywell Lane Wolsingham
Bishop Auckland, DL13 3HD

The DVSA file cuts this list off at 1,024 characters, so some centres may be missing.

Change history

What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.

History starts from the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. It is the only DVSA file we hold so far.

About Durham County Council

Is Durham County Council licensed?: Yes. Durham County Council holds operator licence OB0213590, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. It holds 2 licences in that file.
What type of operator licence does Durham County Council hold?: Standard National goods vehicle licence (OB0213590). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
When is Durham County Council's continuation date?: 31 August 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 7 September 2026, read 30 September 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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