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National Express Limited operator licence PF2040604

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ValidDVSA file 7 Oct 2026

National Express Limited holds a valid Standard National PSV (bus and coach) operator licence (PF2040604) in the East of England traffic area, authorising 120 vehicles, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
120
Trailers authorised
—
Operating centres
4
Continuation date
31 Jul 2031

Licence details

Licence number
PF2040604
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard National
Vehicle category
Public service vehicles (buses and coaches)
Traffic area
East of England
Vehicles
120 authorised61 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
— authorised
Continuation date
31 July 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
Company number
00232767 on Companies House
How to read this record
Standard National PSV licence
Runs buses or coaches for payment on journeys within Great Britain.
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 July 2031, in 4 years and 9 months.
  • With 120 vehicles authorised, it is the 6th largest of the 55 company licences with an operating centre in Bishop's Stortford, and holds 6% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 99% of the 10,917 company licences in the 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 East of England traffic area.
  • National Express Limited holds 4 operator licences in the current DVSA file; this is one of them.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 18 August 1928 (98 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 December 2026.
  • Traffic Commissioner records name this licence 1 time: 1 entry in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
18 August 192898 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 31 December 2026Last made up to 31 December 2024
Confirmation statement
Next due 2 July 2027Last made up to 18 June 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 00232767 since 1 January 2026, read up to 8 October 2026. Contains information from The Gazette licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Company 00232767 on Companies HouseContains Companies House data. Monthly file, register at 30 September 2026. Data status

Traffic Commissioner decisions 1

Written decisions published on GOV.UK, and entries in the Traffic Commissioner’s weekly publication for this licence. Each links to the official document.

  1. Variation granted

    Notices and Proceedings 2725, 28 January 2026 (East of England, PDF)

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Operating centres 4

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Stansted Distribution Centre Unit 1b Start Hill Great Hallingbury

    Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7DG

  2. Round Coppice Road Long Stay Car Park Stansted Airport

    Stansted, CM24 1SE

  3. The Plateau Trailer Park South The Plateau Kimpton Road

    Luton, LU2 0TB

  4. Great Hallingbury Unit 4, Stansted Distribution Centre

    Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7DG

Change history

What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.

  1. DVSA file

    • Vehicles authorised changedwas 60now 61

  2. History starts from the DVSA file dated .

About National Express Limited

Is National Express Limited licensed?
Yes. National Express Limited holds operator licence PF2040604, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026. It holds 4 licences in that file.
What type of operator licence does National Express Limited hold?
Standard National PSV licence (PF2040604). Runs buses or coaches for payment on journeys within Great Britain.
When is National Express Limited's continuation date?
31 July 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 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 9 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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