Standard National goods vehicle licence
Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd operator licence OC2010889
How operator licence numbers work
Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OC2010889) in the North West of England traffic area, authorising 29 vehicles and 19 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- Vehicles authorised
- 29
- Trailers authorised
- 19
- Operating centres
- 3
- Continuation date
- 31 Mar 2028
Licence details
- Licence number
- OC2010889
- Status
- Valid
- Licence type
- Standard National
- Vehicle category
- Goods vehicles
- Traffic area
- North West of England
- Vehicles
- 29 authorised16 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
- Trailers
- 19 authorised0 currently specified.
- Continuation date
- 31 March 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
- SC036386 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 March 2028, in 17 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 29 February 2028.
- With 29 vehicles authorised, it is the 60th largest of the 211 company licences with an operating centre in Carlisle, and holds 0.3% of the vehicles authorised there.
- It authorises more vehicles than 92% of the 7,497 company licences in the North West of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
- It lists 3 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the North West of England traffic area.
- Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd holds 6 operator licences in the current DVSA file; this is one of them.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 28 April 1961 (65 years before the register date); nature of business: sale of new cars and light motor vehicles; next accounts due 30 September 2027.
- 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 April 196165 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 30 September 2027Last made up to 31 December 2025
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 8 April 2027Last made up to 25 March 2026
- Nature of business
- Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (45111)
- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (45112)
- Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (45200)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company SC036386 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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Company SC036386 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 7167, 31 July 2026 (North West of England, PDF)
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Operating centres 3
Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.
Wakefield Road Arnold Clark Kingstown Industrial Estate
Carlisle, CA3 0HE
Henry Street Arnold Clark Transport
Accrington, BB5 4EP
Foresters Park Centre Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd Sinfin Lane
Derby, DE23 8AG
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 Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd
- Is Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd licensed?
- Yes. Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd holds operator licence OC2010889, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. It holds 6 licences in that file.
- What type of operator licence does Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd hold?
- Standard National goods vehicle licence (OC2010889). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
- When is Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd's continuation date?
- 31 March 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 . 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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