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Smiths Equipment Hire Limited operator licence OC0242865

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ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

Smiths Equipment Hire Limited holds a valid Restricted goods vehicle operator licence (OC0242865) in the North West of England traffic area, authorising 22 vehicles and 0 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
22
Trailers authorised
0
Operating centres
10
Continuation date
30 Sep 2028

Licence details

Licence number
OC0242865
Status
Valid
Licence type
Restricted
Vehicle category
Goods vehicles
Traffic area
North West of England
Vehicles
22 authorised21 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
0 authorised0 currently specified.
Continuation date
30 September 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
Limited Company
Company number
00992884 on Companies House
How to read this record
Restricted goods vehicle licence
Carries the holder's own goods in connection with its own business. Not for hire or reward.
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: 30 September 2028, in 23 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 August 2028.
  • With 22 vehicles authorised, it is the 18th largest of the 71 company licences with an operating centre in Blackpool, and holds 1% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 89% of the 7,497 company licences in the North West of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 10 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the North West of England traffic area.
  • Smiths Equipment Hire Limited holds 2 operator licences in the current DVSA file; this is one of them.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 28 October 1970 (55 years before the register date); nature of business: other specialised construction activities n.e.c.; next accounts due 30 November 2026.
  • 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
28 October 197055 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 30 November 2026Last made up to 28 February 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 6 May 2027Last made up to 22 April 2026
Nature of business
  • Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (43999)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 00992884 since 1 January 2026, read up to 7 October 2026. Contains information from The Gazette licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Company 00992884 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.

  1. Variation granted

    Applications and Decisions 7174, 18 September 2026 (North West of England, PDF)

  2. Variation application published

    Applications and Decisions 7170, 21 August 2026 (North West of England, PDF)

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Operating centres 10

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Whitegate Drive Smiths Equipment Hire Ltd

    Blackpool, FY3 9JW

  2. 200 North Road

    Preston, PR1 1YP

  3. Taurus Park Unit 19 Europa Boulevard Westbrook

    Warrington, WA5 7ZT

  4. 120 Derby Road

    Bootle, L20 1BP

  5. 5 Bury New Road

    Bolton, BL1 1UH

  6. Openshaw 5, Wood Street

    Manchester, M11 2FB

  7. 1a Bank Top

    Blackburn, BB2 1TH

  8. 111 Altcar Road

    Formby, L37 8DL

  9. White Lund Industrial Estate Southgate

    Morecambe, LA3 3PB

  10. Trafford Park 8 Warren Road Stretford

    Manchester, M17 1QR

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 Smiths Equipment Hire Limited

Is Smiths Equipment Hire Limited licensed?
Yes. Smiths Equipment Hire Limited holds operator licence OC0242865, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. It holds 2 licences in that file.
What type of operator licence does Smiths Equipment Hire Limited hold?
Restricted goods vehicle licence (OC0242865). Carries the holder's own goods in connection with its own business. Not for hire or reward.
When is Smiths Equipment Hire Limited's continuation date?
30 September 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 , 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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