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Standard National goods vehicle licence

Tesco Distribution Ltd operator licence OF0223951

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ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

Tesco Distribution Ltd holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OF0223951) in the East of England traffic area, authorising 1,092 vehicles and 1,530 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
1,092
Trailers authorised
1,530
Operating centres
7
Continuation date
31 Jul 2030

Licence details

Licence number
OF0223951
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard National
Vehicle category
Goods vehicles
Traffic area
East of England
Vehicles
1,092 authorised773 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
1,530 authorised0 currently specified.
Continuation date
31 July 2030The 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
Earned recognition
Listed in DVSA’s earned recognition schemeDVSA list updated 1 October 2026. Accredited 4 June 2021.
Company number
02972724 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 July 2030, in 3 years and 9 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 30 June 2030.
  • With 1,092 vehicles authorised, it is the 2nd largest of the 74 company licences with an operating centre in Hinckley, and holds 28% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 99% of the 10,904 company licences in the East of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 7 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the East of England traffic area.
  • Tesco Distribution Ltd holds 6 operator licences in the current DVSA file; this is one of them.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 30 September 1994 (32 years before the register date); nature of business: freight transport by road; next accounts due 26 November 2026.
  • Listed in DVSA's earned recognition scheme (list updated 1 October 2026), accredited 4 June 2021.
  • 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
30 September 199432 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 26 November 2026Last made up to 22 February 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 21 June 2027Last made up to 7 June 2026
Nature of business
  • Freight transport by road (49410)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 02972724 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 02972724 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.

  1. Variation granted

    Applications and Decisions 5576, 25 February 2026 (East of England, PDF)

  2. Variation application published

    Applications and Decisions 5571, 21 January 2026 (East of England, 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 7

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Dodwells Road Tesco Distribution Ltd

    Hinckley, LE10 3BZ

  2. Newark Road Yaxley Coach Works Eastgate

    Peterborough, PE1 5UA

  3. 1 Staplee Way Tesco Distribution Centre Parnwell

    Peterborough, PE1 4YT

  4. Dolphin Way Tesco Distribution Warehouse

    Purfleet, RM19 1ND

  5. Mountpark Hinckley Units 1 Padge Hall Lane Stratton Baskerville

    Hinckley, LE10 3LZ

  6. Beam Reach Business Park Unit 1 Consul Avenue

    Rainham, RM13 8GJ

  7. Freight Terminal (East) Daventry International Rail Daventry

    Northampton, NN6 7FT

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 Tesco Distribution Ltd

Is Tesco Distribution Ltd licensed?
Yes. Tesco Distribution Ltd holds operator licence OF0223951, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. It holds 6 licences in that file.
What type of operator licence does Tesco Distribution Ltd hold?
Standard National goods vehicle licence (OF0223951). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
When is Tesco Distribution Ltd's continuation date?
31 July 2030. 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.Earned recognition: DVSA’s list updated .Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette.

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