Restricted goods vehicle licence
Socotec UK Limited operator licence OK1095053
Socotec UK Limited holds a valid Restricted goods vehicle operator licence (OK1095053) in the London and the South East of England traffic area, authorising 5 vehicles and 0 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- Vehicles authorised
- 5
- Trailers authorised
- 0
- Operating centres
- 3
- Continuation date
- 31 Mar 2030
Licence details
- Licence number
- OK1095053
- Status
- Valid
- Licence type
- Restricted
- Vehicle category
- Goods vehicles
- Traffic area
- London and the South East of England
- Vehicles
- 5 authorised0 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
- Trailers
- 0 authorised0 currently specified.
- Continuation date
- 31 March 2030The 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
- 02880501 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 March 2030, in 3 years and 5 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 28 February 2030.
- With 5 vehicles authorised, it is the 110th largest of the 186 company licences with an operating centre in Dartford, and holds 0.0% of the vehicles authorised there.
- It authorises more vehicles than 56% of the 6,675 company licences in the London and the South East of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
- It lists 3 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the London and the South East of England traffic area.
- Socotec UK Limited holds 3 operator licences in the current DVSA file; this is one of them.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 14 December 1993 (32 years before the register date); nature of business: technical testing and analysis; next accounts due 30 September 2026.
- Traffic Commissioner records name this licence 2 times: 2 entries in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings.
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 14 December 199332 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 30 September 2026Last made up to 31 December 2024
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 29 October 2026Last made up to 15 October 2025
- Nature of business
- Technical testing and analysis (71200)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 02880501 since 1 January 2026, read up to 3 October 2026. Contains information from The Gazette licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Company 02880501 on Companies HouseContains Companies House data. Monthly file, register at 30 September 2026. Data status
Traffic Commissioner decisions 2
Written decisions published on GOV.UK, and entries in the Traffic Commissioner’s weekly publication for this licence. Each links to the official document.
Variation application published
Applications and Decisions 4475, 25 June 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 3
Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.
Questor 8 Applegarth Drive
Dartford, DA1 1JD
Arc Logistics Park Unit D Holborough Road
Snodland, ME6 5SZ
Integra Unit H1 Bircholt Road
Maidstone, ME15 9GQ
Change history
What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.
History starts from the DVSA file dated . It is the only DVSA file we hold so far.
About Socotec UK Limited
- Is Socotec UK Limited licensed?
- Yes. Socotec UK Limited holds operator licence OK1095053, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. It holds 3 licences in that file.
- What type of operator licence does Socotec UK Limited hold?
- Restricted goods vehicle licence (OK1095053). Carries the holder's own goods in connection with its own business. Not for hire or reward.
- When is Socotec UK Limited's continuation date?
- 31 March 2030. 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 . 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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