Standard National goods vehicle licence
Royal Mail Group Ltd operator licence OC0295926
Royal Mail Group Ltd holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OC0295926) in the North West of England traffic area, authorising 828 vehicles and 491 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.
- Vehicles authorised
- 828
- Trailers authorised
- 491
- Operating centres
- 13
- Continuation date
- 31 Jan 2031
Licence details
- Licence number
- OC0295926
- Status
- Valid
- Licence type
- Standard National
- Vehicle category
- Goods vehicles
- Traffic area
- North West of England
- Vehicles
- 828 authorised665 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
- Trailers
- 491 authorised0 currently specified.
- Continuation date
- 31 January 2031The 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
- 04138203 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 January 2031, in 4 years and 3 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 December 2030.
- With 828 vehicles authorised, it is the 4th largest of the 339 company licences with an operating centre in Warrington, and holds 6% of the vehicles authorised there.
- It authorises more vehicles than 99% of the 7,518 company licences in the North West of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
- It lists 13 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the North West of England traffic area.
- Royal Mail 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 10 January 2001 (25 years before the register date); nature of business: postal activities under universal service obligation; next accounts due 28 December 2026.
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 10 January 200125 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 28 December 2026Last made up to 30 March 2025
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 25 November 2026Last made up to 11 November 2025
- Nature of business
- Postal activities under universal service obligation (53100)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 04138203 since 1 January 2026, read up to 8 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 13
Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.
Great Sankey Skyline Drive
Warrington, WA5 3TP
Brunthill Road Lorry Park Kingstown Industrial Estate
Carlisle, CA3 0EH
Hawleys Lane Warrington Rail Terminal
Warrington, WA2 8AA
Orion Boulevard Warrington Distribution Centre Great Sankey
Warrington, WA5 3XA
Bank End Road Plot 95 Kingstown Industrial Estate
Carlisle, CA3 0PP
Junction Street Carlisle Mail Centre
Carlisle, CA1 1AA
Jupiter Drive Chester Mail Centre Chester West Employment Park
Chester, CH1 4PA
Midland Road Derby Mail Centre
Derby, DE1 1AA
Oldham Road Manchester Mail Centre
Manchester, M4 5AA
Pittman Way Preston Mail Centre Fulwood
Preston, PR2 9GG
Green Lane Stockport Mail Centre
Stockport, SK4 2HQ
Kingstown Industrial Estate Plot 92 Bank End Road
Carlisle, CA3 0PP
Carnfield Place Unit 261 Bamber Bridge
Preston, PR5 8AN
The DVSA file cuts this list off at 1,024 characters, so some centres may be missing.
Change history
What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.
DVSA file
- Vehicles authorised changed
was 650now 665
- Vehicles authorised changed
History starts from the DVSA file dated .
About Royal Mail Group Ltd
- Is Royal Mail Group Ltd licensed?
- Yes. Royal Mail Group Ltd holds operator licence OC0295926, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026. It holds 8 licences in that file.
- What type of operator licence does Royal Mail Group Ltd hold?
- Standard National goods vehicle licence (OC0295926). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
- When is Royal Mail Group Ltd's continuation date?
- 31 January 2031. 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 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 9 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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