Standard National goods vehicle licence
UPS Ltd operator licence OC0281661
How operator licence numbers work
UPS Ltd holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OC0281661) in the North West of England traffic area, authorising 290 vehicles and 201 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- Vehicles authorised
- 290
- Trailers authorised
- 201
- Operating centres
- 8
- Continuation date
- 30 Nov 2027
Licence details
- Licence number
- OC0281661
- Status
- Valid
- Licence type
- Standard National
- Vehicle category
- Goods vehicles
- Traffic area
- North West of England
- Vehicles
- 290 authorised178 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
- Trailers
- 201 authorised0 currently specified.
- Continuation date
- 30 November 2027The 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
- 01933173 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: 30 November 2027, in 13 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 October 2027.
- With 290 vehicles authorised, it is the 2nd largest of the 36 company licences with an operating centre in Congleton, and holds 26% of the vehicles authorised there.
- It authorises more vehicles than 99% of the 7,497 company licences in the North West of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
- It lists 8 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the North West of England traffic area.
- UPS Ltd holds 8 operator licences in the current DVSA file; this is one of them.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 24 July 1985 (41 years before the register date); nature of business: unlicensed carrier; next accounts due 31 December 2026.
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 24 July 198541 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 31 December 2026Last made up to 31 December 2024
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 15 April 2027Last made up to 1 April 2026
- Nature of business
- Unlicensed carrier (53202)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 01933173 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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Traffic Commissioner decisions
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Operating centres 8
Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.
North Rode The Tileries
Congleton, CW12 2PR
Irlam Ups Ltd Wharf Road North Bank Industrial Estate
Manchester, M44 5BP
Cotes Park Alfreton Road Little Eaton
Derby, DE55 4QQ
Green Lane James Nasmyth Way Eccles
Manchester, M30 0SF
Tomlinson Road
Leyland, PR25 2DS
Earls Way Unit K Kingmoor Park Central
Carlisle, CA6 4SE
East Midlands Airport Douglas Way Castle Donnington Derbyshire
Derby, DE74 2BQ
Lockheed Road Omega 88 Burtonwood
Warrington, WA5 4AH
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 UPS Ltd
- Is UPS Ltd licensed?
- Yes. UPS Ltd holds operator licence OC0281661, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. It holds 8 licences in that file.
- What type of operator licence does UPS Ltd hold?
- Standard National goods vehicle licence (OC0281661). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
- When is UPS Ltd's continuation date?
- 30 November 2027. 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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