Is Shetland Islands Council licensed?

Yes. Shetland Islands Council holds operator licence OM0020657, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026. It holds 2 licences in that file.

What type of operator licence does Shetland Islands Council hold?

Standard National goods vehicle licence (OM0020657). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.

When is Shetland Islands Council's continuation date?

30 June 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.

Standard National goods vehicle licence

Shetland Islands Council operator licence OM0020657

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ValidDVSA file 7 Oct 2026

Shetland Islands Council holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OM0020657) in the Scotland traffic area, authorising 33 vehicles and 3 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

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Vehicles authorised: 33
Trailers authorised: 3
Operating centres: 16
Continuation date: 30 Jun 2030

Licence details

Licence number: OM0020657
Status: Valid
Licence type: Standard National
Vehicle category: Goods vehicles
Traffic area: Scotland
Vehicles: 33 authorised24 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers: 3 authorised0 currently specified.
Continuation date: 30 June 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: 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: 30 June 2030, in 3 years and 8 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 May 2030.
With 33 vehicles authorised, it is the 10th largest of the 60 company licences with an operating centre in Shetland, and holds 3% of the vehicles authorised there.
It authorises more vehicles than 92% of the 4,092 company licences in the Scotland traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
It lists 16 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the Scotland traffic area.
Shetland Islands Council holds 2 operator licences in the current DVSA file; this is one of them.

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 16

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

Eshaness Clavie
Shetland, ZE2 9RS
Meal (Tait) Hamnavoe Burra
Shetland, ZE2 9LB
Sellaness Marine Operations Department Graven Mossbank
Shetland, ZE2 9QR
Lerwick Rovahead
Shetland, ZE1 0PU
Lerwick Garthspool
Shetland, ZE1 0NY
Lerwick Gremista Depot
Shetland, ZE2 9EY
Bridge Of Walls Murrister Walls
Shetland, ZE2 9NP
East Voe Scord Quarry Scalloway
Shetland, ZE1 0UR
Sellaness Sic Depot Graven Mossbank
Shetland, ZE2 9QR
Lerwick Greenhead
Shetland, ZE1 0PY
Dunrossness Stonefield Brae
Shetland, ZE2 9JH
Mid Yell Mid Yell Depot
Shetland, ZE2 9BN
Northmavine Heylor
Shetland, ZE2 9RL
Ellister Glenburn, Bigton
Shetland, ZE2 9JF
South Voxter Mail Ayre Cunningsburgh
Shetland, ZE2 9HF
Ordale Unst Airport Baltasound Unst
Shetland, ZE2 9DT

Change history

What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.

DVSA file 7 Oct 2026
- Vehicles authorised changed~~was 21~~now 24
History starts from the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

About Shetland Islands Council

Is Shetland Islands Council licensed?: Yes. Shetland Islands Council holds operator licence OM0020657, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026. It holds 2 licences in that file.
What type of operator licence does Shetland Islands Council hold?: Standard National goods vehicle licence (OM0020657). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
When is Shetland Islands Council's continuation date?: 30 June 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 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 9 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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