Standard National goods vehicle licence
Gap Group Ltd operator licence OC0282993
Gap Group Ltd holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OC0282993) in the North West of England traffic area, authorising 70 vehicles and 5 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- Vehicles authorised
- 70
- Trailers authorised
- 5
- Operating centres
- 11
- Continuation date
- 31 Oct 2028
Licence details
- Licence number
- OC0282993
- Status
- Valid
- Licence type
- Standard National
- Vehicle category
- Goods vehicles
- Traffic area
- North West of England
- Vehicles
- 70 authorised49 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
- Trailers
- 5 authorised0 currently specified.
- Continuation date
- 31 October 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
- 00198823 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 2028, in 2 years. The goods continuation fee is due by 30 September 2028.
- With 70 vehicles authorised, it is the 42nd largest of the 501 company licences with an operating centre in Preston, and holds 0.5% of the vehicles authorised there.
- It authorises more vehicles than 97% of the 7,497 company licences in the North West of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
- It lists 11 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the North West of England traffic area.
- Gap Group 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 June 1924 (102 years before the register date); nature of business: renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment; next accounts due 31 December 2026.
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 24 June 1924102 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 31 December 2026Last made up to 31 March 2025
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 18 December 2026Last made up to 4 December 2025
- Nature of business
- Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment (77320)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 00198823 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 11
Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.
Walton Summit Road Alexander House Walton Summit Centre Bamber Bridge
Preston, PR5 8AQ
White Lund Industrial Estate Northgate
Morecambe, LA3 3AY
Brunthill Road Unit 4 Kingstown Industrial Estate
Carlisle, CA3 0EH
Keer Park Unit 6 Warton Road
Carnforth, LA5 9FG
530 Europa Boulevard Gemini Business Park Westbrook
Warrington, WA5 7YE
Trafford Park Beacon Road
Manchester, M17 1AF
Atlas Road Units 1 & 2 Maritime Enterprise Park
Bootle, L20 4DY
Tarran Industrial Park 31 Tarran Way West
Wirral, CH46 4TT
William Nadin Way Tetron Point
Swadlincote, DE11 0BB
Clifton 41 Wynne Avenue Swinton
Manchester, M27 8FT
Joe Mcbain Avenue Unit 2 Whitehaven Commercial Park Moresby Parks
Whitehaven, CA28 8EA
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 Gap Group Ltd
- Is Gap Group Ltd licensed?
- Yes. Gap Group Ltd holds operator licence OC0282993, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. It holds 8 licences in that file.
- What type of operator licence does Gap Group Ltd hold?
- Standard National goods vehicle licence (OC0282993). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
- When is Gap Group Ltd's continuation date?
- 31 October 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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