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Standard National goods vehicle licence

Royal Mail Group Ltd operator licence OK0217602

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ValidDVSA file 7 Oct 2026

Royal Mail Group Ltd holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OK0217602) in the London and the South East of England traffic area, authorising 1,016 vehicles and 384 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
1,016
Trailers authorised
384
Operating centres
14
Continuation date
31 Jan 2031

Licence details

Licence number
OK0217602
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard National
Vehicle category
Goods vehicles
Traffic area
London and the South East of England
Vehicles
1,016 authorised765 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
384 authorised0 currently specified.
Continuation date
31 January 2031The 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
04138203 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: 31 January 2031, in 4 years and 3 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 December 2030.
  • With 1,016 vehicles authorised, it is the largest of the 207 company licences with an operating centre in Rochester, and holds 16% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 99% 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 14 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the London and the South East of England traffic area.
  • Royal Mail Group Ltd holds 8 operator licences in the current DVSA file; this is one of them.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 10 January 2001 (25 years before the register date); nature of business: postal activities under universal service obligation; next accounts due 28 December 2026.
  • 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
10 January 200125 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 28 December 2026Last made up to 30 March 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 25 November 2026Last made up to 11 November 2025
Nature of business
  • Postal activities under universal service obligation (53100)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 04138203 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 04138203 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 4483, 20 August 2026 (London and the South East 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 14

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Fort Bridgewood Se Distribution Centre Maidstone Road

    Rochester, ME1 3AU

  2. Green Park Way Greenford Mail Centre

    Greenford, UB6 0GG

  3. Princess Royal Distr Centre North Circular Road Blackmore Dr, North Circular Rd Stonebridge Park

    London, NW10 7RH

  4. Goldworth Park Woking Distribution

    Centr, GU21 3BA

  5. I Iron Bridge Road Stockley Park

    Uxbridge, UB11 1FP

  6. Laxcon Close Global House

    London, NW10 0TG

  7. Gillingham Business Park 8-13 Chieftain Close

    Gillingham, ME8 0PP

  8. James Watt Way Camino Park

    Crawley, RH10 9TZ

  9. 24-58 Royal College Street London

    Central, NW1 0QA

  10. Gemini Business Park Unit 1 London East Limited Hornet Way

    London, E6 7FF

  11. Concord Road Unit 1 Acton

    London, W3 0TJ

  12. Optima Park Unit 3 Thames Road Crayford

    Dartford, DA1 4QX

  13. Military Road Canterbury Delivery Office

    Canterbury, CT1 1AA

  14. Beddington Farm Road Croydon/Sutton Mail Centre

    Croydon, CR9 4AA

The DVSA file cuts this list off at 1,024 characters, so some centres may be missing.

Change history

What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.

  1. DVSA file

    • Vehicles authorised changedwas 766now 765

  2. History starts from the DVSA file dated .

About Royal Mail Group Ltd

Is Royal Mail Group Ltd licensed?
Yes. Royal Mail Group Ltd holds operator licence OK0217602, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026. It holds 8 licences in that file.
What type of operator licence does Royal Mail Group Ltd hold?
Standard National goods vehicle licence (OK0217602). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
When is Royal Mail Group Ltd's continuation date?
31 January 2031. 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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