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Standard National PSV licence

First Hampshire & Dorset Limited operator licence PH0006159

What the licence number means

ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

First Hampshire & Dorset Limited holds a valid Standard National PSV (bus and coach) operator licence (PH0006159) in the West of England traffic area, authorising 316 vehicles, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
316
Trailers authorised
0
Operating centres
5
Continuation date
31 Oct 2030

Licence details

Licence number
PH0006159
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard National
Vehicle category
Public service vehicles (buses and coaches)
Traffic area
West of England
Vehicles
316 authorised196 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
0 authorised
Continuation date
31 October 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
Limited Company
Earned recognition
Listed in DVSA’s earned recognition schemeDVSA list updated 1 October 2026. Accredited 3 February 2022.
Company number
01999120 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 October 2030, in 4 years.
  • With 316 vehicles authorised, it is the 4th largest of the 155 company licences with an operating centre in Portsmouth, and holds 7% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 99% of the 7,634 company licences in the West of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 5 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the West of England traffic area.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 12 March 1986 (40 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.
  • Listed in DVSA's earned recognition scheme (list updated 1 October 2026), accredited 3 February 2022.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
12 March 198640 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 31 December 2026Last made up to 29 March 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 17 January 2027Last made up to 3 January 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 01999120 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 01999120 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 5

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. London Road The News Centre

    Portsmouth, PO2 9DG

  2. London Road Hilsea West Depot

    Portsmouth, PO2 9RP

  3. Gosport Road

    Fareham, PO16 0ST

  4. Edward Street Weymouth Depot

    Weymouth, DT4 7DP

  5. West Street Bridport Depot

    Bridport, DT6 7NQ

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 First Hampshire & Dorset Limited

Is First Hampshire & Dorset Limited licensed?
Yes. First Hampshire & Dorset Limited holds operator licence PH0006159, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
What type of operator licence does First Hampshire & Dorset Limited hold?
Standard National PSV licence (PH0006159). Runs buses or coaches for payment on journeys within Great Britain.
When is First Hampshire & Dorset Limited's continuation date?
31 October 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 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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