Standard National goods vehicle licence
Direct Special Metals Ltd operator licence OB2026447
How operator licence numbers work
Direct Special Metals Ltd holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OB2026447) in the North East of England traffic area, authorising 20 vehicles and 20 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- Vehicles authorised
- 20
- Trailers authorised
- 20
- Operating centres
- 2
- Continuation date
- 31 Oct 2029
Licence details
- Licence number
- OB2026447
- Status
- Valid
- Licence type
- Standard National
- Vehicle category
- Goods vehicles
- Traffic area
- North East of England
- Vehicles
- 20 authorised13 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
- Trailers
- 20 authorised0 currently specified.
- Continuation date
- 31 October 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
- 08382648 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 2029, in 3 years. The goods continuation fee is due by 30 September 2029.
- With 20 vehicles authorised, it is the 107th largest of the 537 company licences with an operating centre in Sheffield, and holds 0.1% of the vehicles authorised there.
- It authorises more vehicles than 86% 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.
- 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
The company number on the DVSA record belongs to Matiq Sheffield Ltd.
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Company 08382648 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 6707, 6 May 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.
Garter Street
Sheffield, S4 7QX
Beeley Wood Sustainable Industries Park Direct Special Metals Ltd Claywheels Lane
Sheffield, S6 1NF
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 Direct Special Metals Ltd
- Is Direct Special Metals Ltd licensed?
- Yes. Direct Special Metals Ltd holds operator licence OB2026447, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- What type of operator licence does Direct Special Metals Ltd hold?
- Standard National goods vehicle licence (OB2026447). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
- When is Direct Special Metals Ltd's continuation date?
- 31 October 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
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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