Standard International goods vehicle licence
Cowan Transport Limited operator licence OB1090284
Cowan Transport Limited holds a valid Standard International goods vehicle operator licence (OB1090284) in the North East of England traffic area, authorising 40 vehicles and 20 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- Vehicles authorised
- 40
- Trailers authorised
- 20
- Operating centres
- 2
- Continuation date
- 31 Aug 2029
Licence details
- Licence number
- OB1090284
- Status
- Valid
- Licence type
- Standard International
- Vehicle category
- Goods vehicles
- Traffic area
- North East of England
- Vehicles
- 40 authorised27 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
- Trailers
- 20 authorised0 currently specified.
- Continuation date
- 31 August 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
- Company number
- 06369761 on Companies House
How to read this record
- Standard International goods vehicle licence
- Carries goods for other people, for payment, in Great Britain and 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 2029, in 2 years and 10 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 July 2029.
- With 40 vehicles authorised, it is the 27th largest of the 110 company licences with an operating centre in Darlington, and holds 0.6% of the vehicles authorised there.
- It authorises more vehicles than 93% of the 7,859 company licences in the North East of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
- It lists 2 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 12 September 2007 (19 years before the register date); nature of business: freight transport by road; next accounts due 30 September 2027.
- Traffic Commissioner records name this licence 5 times: 5 entries in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings.
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 12 September 200719 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 30 September 2027Last made up to 31 December 2025
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 20 October 2026Last made up to 6 October 2025
- Nature of business
- Freight transport by road (49410)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 06369761 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 06369761 on Companies HouseContains Companies House data. Monthly file, register at 30 September 2026. Data status
Traffic Commissioner decisions 5
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 6706, 29 April 2026 (North East of England, PDF)Public inquiry: licence curtailed
Applications and Decisions 6697, 25 February 2026 (North East of England, PDF)Public inquiry listed
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 2
Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.
Hanger 2 Tnt Express Durham Tees Valley Airport
Darlington, DL2 1LU
Northshore Logistics Centre The Yard At Inbond Malleable Way
Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 2QX
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 Cowan Transport Limited
- Is Cowan Transport Limited licensed?
- Yes. Cowan Transport Limited holds operator licence OB1090284, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- What type of operator licence does Cowan Transport Limited hold?
- Standard International goods vehicle licence (OB1090284). Carries goods for other people, for payment, in Great Britain and abroad.
- When is Cowan Transport Limited's continuation date?
- 31 August 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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