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Standard International PSV licence

Simonds of Botesdale Limited operator licence PF0000705

What the licence number means

ValidDVSA file 7 Oct 2026

Simonds of Botesdale Limited holds a valid Standard International PSV (bus and coach) operator licence (PF0000705) in the East of England traffic area, authorising 56 vehicles, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
56
Trailers authorised
—
Operating centres
3
Continuation date
28 Feb 2029

Licence details

Licence number
PF0000705
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard International
Vehicle category
Public service vehicles (buses and coaches)
Traffic area
East of England
Vehicles
56 authorised28 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
— authorised
Continuation date
28 February 2029The 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
02299468 on Companies House
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.

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Key facts

  • Next continuation: 28 February 2029, in 2 years and 4 months.
  • With 56 vehicles authorised, it is the 7th largest of the 53 company licences with an operating centre in Diss, and holds 5% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 97% of the 10,917 company licences in the 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 East of England traffic area.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 23 September 1988 (38 years before the register date); nature of business: maintenance and repair of motor vehicles; next accounts due 31 December 2026.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
23 September 198838 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 31 December 2026Last made up to 31 March 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 24 January 2027Last made up to 10 January 2026
Nature of business
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (45200)
  • 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 02299468 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 02299468 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 3

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Oak Drive Roswald House

    Diss, IP22 4GX

  2. Yarmouth Road Postwick Park & Ride Postwick

    Norwich, NR13 5NP

  3. Ipswich Road Harford Park & Ride

    Norwich, NR4 6US

Change history

What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.

  1. DVSA file

    • Vehicles authorised changedwas 23now 28

  2. History starts from the DVSA file dated .

About Simonds of Botesdale Limited

Is Simonds of Botesdale Limited licensed?
Yes. Simonds of Botesdale Limited holds operator licence PF0000705, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.
What type of operator licence does Simonds of Botesdale Limited hold?
Standard International PSV licence (PF0000705). Runs buses or coaches for payment on national and international journeys.
When is Simonds of Botesdale Limited's continuation date?
28 February 2029. 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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