Restricted goods vehicle licence
David Cover & Son Ltd operator licence OK0019500
How operator licence numbers work
David Cover & Son Ltd holds a valid Restricted goods vehicle operator licence (OK0019500) in the London and the South East of England traffic area, authorising 66 vehicles and 7 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.
- Vehicles authorised
- 66
- Trailers authorised
- 7
- Operating centres
- 12
- Continuation date
- 31 Jan 2029
Licence details
- Licence number
- OK0019500
- Status
- Valid
- Licence type
- Restricted
- Vehicle category
- Goods vehicles
- Traffic area
- London and the South East of England
- Vehicles
- 66 authorised53 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
- Trailers
- 7 authorised0 currently specified.
- Continuation date
- 31 January 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
- 00396804 on Companies House
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.
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Key facts
- Next continuation: 31 January 2029, in 2 years and 3 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 December 2028.
- With 66 vehicles authorised, it is the 10th largest of the 49 company licences with an operating centre in Lewes, and holds 3% of the vehicles authorised there.
- It authorises more vehicles than 97% of the 6,673 company licences in the London and the South East of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
- It lists 12 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the London and the South East 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)
- 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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Traffic Commissioner decisions
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Operating centres 12
Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.
Cooksbridge Chatfield Yard
Lewes, BN8 4TJ
Lyon Street West Station Yard
Bognor Regis, PO21 1BT
Quarry Lane Timber Yard
Chichester, PO19 8PE
Home Farm Business Centre Unit 1 Home Farm Road
Brighton, BN1 9HU
Clayton Manor Unit 1 Victoria Gardens Burgess Hill
RH15 9NB
Longfield Road David Cover And Son Ltd North Farm Industrial Estate
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3EY
Rudgwick Brookside Rural Park
Horsham, RH12 3AU
Foundry Lane
Horsham, RH13 5PX
Upland Road Upland House
Bexleyheath, DA7 4NR
Unit 9 Wingham Industrial Estate Goodnestone Road Wingham
Canterbury, CT3 1AR
Dorking Road Hewells Farm Estate Kingsfold
Horsham, RH12 3SD
Billingshurst Trade Park Unit 12 Stane Street
Billingshurst, RH14 9LZ
Change history
What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.
History starts from the DVSA file dated . No changes recorded since then.
About David Cover & Son Ltd
- Is David Cover & Son Ltd licensed?
- Yes. David Cover & Son Ltd holds operator licence OK0019500, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026. It holds 2 licences in that file.
- What type of operator licence does David Cover & Son Ltd hold?
- Restricted goods vehicle licence (OK0019500). 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?
- 31 January 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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