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Standard National goods vehicle licence

Royal Mail Group Ltd operator licence OD0266187

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ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

Royal Mail Group Ltd holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OD0266187) in the West Midlands traffic area, authorising 519 vehicles and 916 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
519
Trailers authorised
916
Operating centres
11
Continuation date
31 Jan 2031

Licence details

Licence number
OD0266187
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard National
Vehicle category
Goods vehicles
Traffic area
West Midlands
Vehicles
519 authorised370 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
916 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 519 vehicles authorised, it is the largest of the 218 company licences with an operating centre in Wednesbury, and holds 13% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 99% of the 6,632 company licences in the West Midlands traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 11 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the West Midlands 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.
  • Traffic Commissioner records name this licence 1 time: 1 entry in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings.

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)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 04138203 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 04138203 on Companies HouseContains Companies House data. Monthly file, register at 30 September 2026. Data status

Traffic Commissioner decisions 1

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 application published

    Applications and Decisions 3222, 21 September 2026 (West Midlands, PDF)

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All Traffic Commissioner decisions on GOV.UKOffice of the Traffic Commissioner, GOV.UK. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Operating centres 11

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Distribution Centre Streamline West Midlands Kings Hill Business Park Darlaston Road

    Wednesbury, WS10 7SJ

  2. Parcelforce Worldwide Coventry Hub Siskin Parkway West Middlemarch Business Park

    Coventry, CV3 4PF

  3. St. Stephens Street Birmingham Mail Centre Aston

    Birmingham, B6 4AA

  4. North West Midlands Mail Centre Royal Mail 1 Sun Street

    Wolverhampton, WV1 1AA

  5. Riversdale Road Royal Mail Carlyon Road Industrial Estate

    Atherstone, CV9 1LP

  6. Europark A5 Yard 15 Watling Street

    Rugby, CV23 0AL

  7. Bedworth Road Site 2

    Coventry, CV6 6JR

  8. Orchard Retail Park Coventry City South Delivery Office Tollbar

    Coventry, CV3 4RP

  9. Edgwick Park Industrial Estate Coventry North Delivery Office Foleshill Road

    Coventry, CV6 5RB

  10. Castle Foregate L M S New Yard

    Shrewsbury, SY1 2EN

  11. Birmingham Mail Centre Royal Mail St. Stephens Street

    Birmingham, B6 4AA

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.

  1. History starts from the DVSA file dated . It is the only DVSA file we hold so far.

About Royal Mail Group Ltd

Is Royal Mail Group Ltd licensed?
Yes. Royal Mail Group Ltd holds operator licence OD0266187, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. It holds 8 licences in that file.
What type of operator licence does Royal Mail Group Ltd hold?
Standard National goods vehicle licence (OD0266187). 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 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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