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Smiths News Trading Limited operator licence OH0134298

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ValidDVSA file 7 Oct 2026

Smiths News Trading Limited holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OH0134298) in the West of England traffic area, authorising 10 vehicles and 0 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
10
Trailers authorised
0
Operating centres
1
Continuation date
28 Feb 2029

Licence details

Licence number
OH0134298
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard National
Vehicle category
Goods vehicles
Traffic area
West of England
Vehicles
10 authorised8 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
0 authorised0 currently specified.
Continuation date
28 February 2029The 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
00237811 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: 28 February 2029, in 2 years and 4 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 January 2029.
  • With 10 vehicles authorised, it is the 79th largest of the 328 company licences with an operating centre in Slough, and holds 0.1% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 76% of the 7,624 company licences in the West of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 1 operating centre, the same as the median of 1 for company licences in the West of England traffic area.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 9 March 1929 (97 years before the register date); nature of business: non-specialised wholesale trade; next accounts due 31 May 2027.
  • 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
9 March 192997 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 31 May 2027Last made up to 30 August 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 26 January 2027Last made up to 12 January 2026
Nature of business
  • Non-specialised wholesale trade (46900)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 00237811 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 00237811 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 5979, 1 October 2026 (West 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 1

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Hurricane Way Axis Park

    Slough, SL3 8AG

Change history

What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.

  1. DVSA file

    • Vehicles authorised changedwas 20now 10

  2. History starts from the DVSA file dated .

About Smiths News Trading Limited

Is Smiths News Trading Limited licensed?
Yes. Smiths News Trading Limited holds operator licence OH0134298, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.
What type of operator licence does Smiths News Trading Limited hold?
Standard National goods vehicle licence (OH0134298). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
When is Smiths News Trading Limited's continuation date?
28 February 2029. 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 8 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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