Is Southampton City Council licensed?

Yes. Southampton City Council holds operator licence OH0204215, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

What type of operator licence does Southampton City Council hold?

Standard National goods vehicle licence (OH0204215). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.

When is Southampton City Council'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.

Standard National goods vehicle licence

Southampton City Council operator licence OH0204215

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ValidDVSA file 7 Oct 2026

Southampton City Council holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OH0204215) in the West of England traffic area, authorising 100 vehicles and 2 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

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Vehicles authorised: 100
Trailers authorised: 2
Operating centres: 4
Continuation date: 28 Feb 2029

Licence details

Licence number: OH0204215
Status: Valid
Licence type: Standard National
Vehicle category: Goods vehicles
Traffic area: West of England
Vehicles: 100 authorised66 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers: 2 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: Other (e.g. public authority, charity, trust, university)

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 100 vehicles authorised, it is the 31st largest of the 486 company licences with an operating centre in Southampton, and holds 0.5% of the vehicles authorised there.
It authorises more vehicles than 98% of the 7,624 company licences in the West of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
It lists 4 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the West of England traffic area.

Traffic Commissioner decisions

No written decision (published since January 2025) and no entry in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings (since January 2026) names this licence number. All decisions on GOV.UK

Operating centres 4

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

Unit 5 Nursling Industrial Estate Southampton City Council Mauretania Road
Southampton, SO16 0YS
Granville Street Central Depot
Southampton, SO14 5GL
First Avenue City Depot and Recycling Park
Southampton, SO15 0LJ
Vermont Road Red Lodge Depot
Southampton, SO16 7LT

Change history

What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.

DVSA file 7 Oct 2026
- Vehicles authorised changed~~was 58~~now 66
History starts from the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

About Southampton City Council

Is Southampton City Council licensed?: Yes. Southampton City Council holds operator licence OH0204215, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.
What type of operator licence does Southampton City Council hold?: Standard National goods vehicle licence (OH0204215). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
When is Southampton City Council'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 7 October 2026, read 8 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 8 October 2026. How we read it

Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette.

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