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Standard International PSV licence

Busways Travel Services Ltd operator licence PB0002404

What the licence number means

ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

Busways Travel Services Ltd holds a valid Standard International PSV (bus and coach) operator licence (PB0002404) in the North East of England traffic area, authorising 560 vehicles, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

Vehicles authorised
560
Trailers authorised
0
Operating centres
4
Continuation date
30 Jun 2028

Licence details

Licence number
PB0002404
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard International
Vehicle category
Public service vehicles (buses and coaches)
Vehicles
560 authorised326 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
0 authorised
Continuation date
30 June 2028The 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
Earned recognition
Listed in DVSA’s earned recognition schemeDVSA list updated 1 October 2026. Accredited 25 January 2019.
How to read this record
Standard International PSV licence
Runs buses or coaches for payment on national and international journeys.
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: 30 June 2028, in 20 months.
  • With 560 vehicles authorised, it is the 2nd largest of the 211 company licences with an operating centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, and holds 7% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 99% of the 7,859 company licences in the North East of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 4 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the North East of England traffic area.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 12 September 1988 (38 years before the register date); nature of business: other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar); next accounts due 31 January 2027.
  • Listed in DVSA's earned recognition scheme (list updated 1 October 2026), accredited 25 January 2019.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
12 September 198838 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 31 January 2027Last made up to 3 May 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 15 February 2027Last made up to 1 February 2026
Nature of business
  • Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar) (49319)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 02295227 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 02295227 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 4

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Slatyford Lane Slatyford Depot

    Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 2SE

  2. Dean Road South Shields Depot

    South Shields, NE33 4HZ

  3. North Bridge Street Wheatsheaf Depot

    Sunderland, SR5 1AQ

  4. Shields Road Walkergate Depot Walker

    Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2BZ

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 Busways Travel Services Ltd

Is Busways Travel Services Ltd licensed?
Yes. Busways Travel Services Ltd holds operator licence PB0002404, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
What type of operator licence does Busways Travel Services Ltd hold?
Standard International PSV licence (PB0002404). Runs buses or coaches for payment on national and international journeys.
When is Busways Travel Services Ltd's continuation date?
30 June 2028. 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 . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 7 October 2026. How we read it

Company facts: Companies House register at . Contains Companies House data.Earned recognition: DVSA’s list updated .Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette.

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