Standard National goods vehicle licence
W H Bowker Ltd operator licence OB1147701
How operator licence numbers work
W H Bowker Ltd holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OB1147701) in the North East of England traffic area, authorising 85 vehicles and 140 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- Vehicles authorised
- 85
- Trailers authorised
- 140
- Operating centres
- 4
- Continuation date
- 31 Oct 2026
Licence details
- Licence number
- OB1147701
- Status
- Valid
- Licence type
- Standard National
- Vehicle category
- Goods vehicles
- Traffic area
- North East of England
- Vehicles
- 85 authorised79 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
- Trailers
- 140 authorised0 currently specified.
- Continuation date
- 31 October 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
- Limited Company
- Company number
- 00364757 on Companies House
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 October 2026, in under a month. The goods continuation fee is due by 30 September 2026.
- With 85 vehicles authorised, it is the 12th largest of the 83 company licences with an operating centre in Selby, and holds 3% of the vehicles authorised there.
- It authorises more vehicles than 97% 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.
- W H Bowker Ltd holds 3 operator licences in the current DVSA file; this is one of them.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 8 January 1941 (85 years before the register date); nature of business: freight transport by road; next accounts due 30 September 2027.
- Traffic Commissioner records name this licence 2 times: 2 entries in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings.
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 8 January 194185 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 30 September 2027Last made up to 31 December 2025
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 5 November 2026Last made up to 22 October 2025
- Nature of business
- Freight transport by road (49410)
- Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52103)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 00364757 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 00364757 on Companies HouseContains Companies House data. Monthly file, register at 30 September 2026. Data status
Traffic Commissioner decisions 2
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 6722, 19 August 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 4
Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.
Barlby Road
Selby, YO8 5DZ
Green Lane Melmerby Industrial Estate Melmerby
Ripon, HG4 5HP
Cleckheaton Road Solenis Uk Industries Ltd Low Moor
Bradford, BD12 0JZ
Nimbus Park Nimbus 164 Thorne
Doncaster, DN8 4HT
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 W H Bowker Ltd
- Is W H Bowker Ltd licensed?
- Yes. W H Bowker Ltd holds operator licence OB1147701, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. It holds 3 licences in that file.
- What type of operator licence does W H Bowker Ltd hold?
- Standard National goods vehicle licence (OB1147701). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
- When is W H Bowker Ltd's continuation date?
- 31 October 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 . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 7 October 2026. 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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