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Restricted goods vehicle licence

David Cover & Son Ltd operator licence OH0215916

What the licence number means

ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

David Cover & Son Ltd holds a valid Restricted goods vehicle operator licence (OH0215916) in the West of England traffic area, authorising 31 vehicles and 1 trailer, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

Vehicles authorised
31
Trailers authorised
1
Operating centres
5
Continuation date
30 Sep 2029

Licence details

Licence number
OH0215916
Status
Valid
Licence type
Restricted
Vehicle category
Goods vehicles
Traffic area
West of England
Vehicles
31 authorised15 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
1 authorised0 currently specified.
Continuation date
30 September 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
How to read this record
Restricted goods vehicle licence
Carries the holder's own goods in connection with its own business. Not for hire or reward.
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.

Key facts

  • Next continuation: 30 September 2029, in 2 years and 11 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 August 2029.
  • With 31 vehicles authorised, it is the 93rd largest of the 489 company licences with an operating centre in Southampton, and holds 0.2% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 93% of the 7,634 company licences in the West of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 5 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the West of England traffic area.
  • David Cover & Son Ltd holds 2 operator licences in the current DVSA file; this is one of them.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 6 July 1945 (81 years before the register date); nature of business: sawmilling and planing of wood; next accounts due 30 September 2027.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
6 July 194581 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 30 September 2027Last made up to 31 December 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 8 November 2026Last made up to 25 October 2025
Nature of business
  • Sawmilling and planing of wood (16100)
  • Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials (46130)
  • Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment (46730)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.
Registered name
David Cover and Son Limited

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 00396804 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 00396804 on Companies HouseContains Companies House data. Monthly file, register at 30 September 2026. Data status

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 5

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Empress Road 1 Imperial House

    Southampton, SO14 0JW

  2. 110 Norway Road

    Portsmouth, PO3 5FT

  3. Holder Road Unit 6 Blackwater Park

    Aldershot, GU12 4PQ

  4. Gunners Way

    Gosport, PO12 4DW

  5. Unit 3, Prospect Road

    Alresford, SO24 9QF

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 David Cover & Son Ltd

Is David Cover & Son Ltd licensed?
Yes. David Cover & Son Ltd holds operator licence OH0215916, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. It holds 2 licences in that file.
What type of operator licence does David Cover & Son Ltd hold?
Restricted goods vehicle licence (OH0215916). Carries the holder's own goods in connection with its own business. Not for hire or reward.
When is David Cover & Son Ltd's continuation date?
30 September 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 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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