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Standard National goods vehicle licence

Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd operator licence OM0029561

What the licence number means

ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OM0029561) in the Scotland traffic area, authorising 162 vehicles and 103 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

Vehicles authorised
162
Trailers authorised
103
Operating centres
15
Continuation date
31 Mar 2031

Licence details

Licence number
OM0029561
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard National
Vehicle category
Goods vehicles
Traffic area
Scotland
Vehicles
162 authorised106 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
103 authorised0 currently specified.
Continuation date
31 March 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
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.

Key facts

  • Next continuation: 31 March 2031, in 4 years and 5 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 28 February 2031.
  • With 162 vehicles authorised, it is the 23rd largest of the 730 company licences with an operating centre in Glasgow, and holds 0.9% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 98% of the 4,092 company licences in the Scotland traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 15 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the Scotland traffic area.
  • Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd holds 6 operator licences in the current DVSA file; this is one of them.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 28 April 1961 (65 years before the register date); nature of business: sale of new cars and light motor vehicles; next accounts due 30 September 2027.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
28 April 196165 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 30 September 2027Last made up to 31 December 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 8 April 2027Last made up to 25 March 2026
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (45111)
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (45112)
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (45200)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company SC036386 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 SC036386 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 15

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. 40 Hamilton Road

    Glasgow, G32 9QH

  2. 149 Kilbirnie Street Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited

    Glasgow, G5 8JH

  3. Queens Drive Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited

    Kilmarnock, KA1 3XF

  4. Kerse Road Arnold Clark Automobiles

    Stirling, FK7 7RY

  5. 127 Prestwick Road

    Ayr, KA8 8NJ

  6. Kingsway East Arnold Clark Automobiles

    Dundee, DD4 7HG

  7. Albion Industrial Complex Arnold Clark Automobiles 1280-1394 South Street Scotstown

    Glasgow, G14 0AP

  8. Girdleness Road Arnold Clark Service Centre

    Aberdeen, AB11 8DU

  9. Mitchelston Industrial Estate Caxton Place

    Kirkcaldy, KY1 3LT

  10. Shields Road Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd

    Motherwell, ML1 2LD

  11. Saturn Avenue Arnold Clark Automobiles Phoenix Business Park

    Paisley, PA1 2BH

  12. 1a Queen Anne Drive Gtg Edinburgh Lochend Industrial Estate

    Newbridge, EH28 8PL

  13. 30 Harbour Road 21 Logistics Hub

    Inverness, IV1 1RY

  14. Springcroft Road

    Glasgow, G69 6BQ

  15. 24 Pegasus Avenue Unit 1-3 Pegasus Park

    Paisley, PA1 2FQ

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. History starts from the DVSA file dated . It is the only DVSA file we hold so far.

About Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd

Is Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd licensed?
Yes. Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd holds operator licence OM0029561, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. It holds 6 licences in that file.
What type of operator licence does Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd hold?
Standard National goods vehicle licence (OM0029561). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
When is Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd's continuation date?
31 March 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 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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