Standard International goods vehicle licence
General Express Services Ltd operator licence OF2057650
How operator licence numbers work
General Express Services Ltd holds a valid Standard International goods vehicle operator licence (OF2057650) in the East of England traffic area, authorising 90 vehicles and 90 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- Vehicles authorised
- 90
- Trailers authorised
- 90
- Operating centres
- 2
- Continuation date
- 29 Feb 2028
Licence details
- Licence number
- OF2057650
- Status
- Valid
- Licence type
- Standard International
- Vehicle category
- Goods vehicles
- Traffic area
- East of England
- Vehicles
- 90 authorised85 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
- Trailers
- 90 authorised0 currently specified.
- Continuation date
- 29 February 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
- 00493487 on Companies House
How to read this record
- Standard International goods vehicle licence
- Carries goods for other people, for payment, in Great Britain and 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: 29 February 2028, in 16 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 January 2028.
- With 90 vehicles authorised, it is the 10th largest of the 124 company licences with an operating centre in Tilbury, and holds 2% of the vehicles authorised there.
- It authorises more vehicles than 98% of the 10,904 company licences in the East of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
- It lists 2 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the East of England traffic area.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 30 March 1951 (75 years before the register date); nature of business: freight transport by road; next accounts due 28 February 2027.
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 30 March 195175 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 28 February 2027Last made up to 31 May 2025
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 13 July 2027Last made up to 29 June 2026
- Nature of business
- Freight transport by road (49410)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 00493487 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 2
Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.
Opposite 13 Berth Central Transport Depot Tilbury Freeport
Tilbury, RM18 7EH
Gateway House D S V Road Ltd Stonehouse Lane Purfleet-On-Thames
Purfleet, RM19 1NX
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 General Express Services Ltd
- Is General Express Services Ltd licensed?
- Yes. General Express Services Ltd holds operator licence OF2057650, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- What type of operator licence does General Express Services Ltd hold?
- Standard International goods vehicle licence (OF2057650). Carries goods for other people, for payment, in Great Britain and abroad.
- When is General Express Services Ltd's continuation date?
- 29 February 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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