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Arriva London South Ltd operator licence PK0002261

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ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

Arriva London South Ltd holds a valid Standard National PSV (bus and coach) operator licence (PK0002261) in the London and the South East of England traffic area, authorising 680 vehicles, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
680
Trailers authorised
0
Operating centres
6
Continuation date
31 May 2030

Licence details

Licence number
PK0002261
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard National
Vehicle category
Public service vehicles (buses and coaches)
Traffic area
London and the South East of England
Vehicles
680 authorised486 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
0 authorised
Continuation date
31 May 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 23 March 2018. Founder member.
Company number
02328467 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 May 2030, in 3 years and 7 months.
  • With 680 vehicles authorised, it is the largest of the 7 company licences with an operating centre in Thornton Heath, and holds 97% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 99% of the 6,675 company licences in the London and the South East of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 6 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the London and the South East of England traffic area.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 14 December 1988 (37 years before the register date); nature of business: other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar); next accounts due 30 September 2027.
  • Listed in DVSA's earned recognition scheme (list updated 1 October 2026), accredited 23 March 2018.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
14 December 198837 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 30 September 2027Last made up to 31 December 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 18 May 2027Last made up to 4 May 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 02328467 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 02328467 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 6

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. 719 London Road Thornton Heath Bus Garage

    Thornton Heath, CR7 6AU

  2. 39 Streatham Hill Brixton Bus Garage

    London, SW2 4TB

  3. Brighton Rd Croydon Bus Garage South

    Croydon, CR2 6EL

  4. Ernest Avenue Norwood Bus Garage West Norwood

    London, SE27 0HN

  5. Sidney House Beddington Outstation Beddington Farm Rd Croydon

    London, CR0 4XB

  6. 239 Brixton Hill Tramway Depot

    London, SW2 1NR

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 Arriva London South Ltd

Is Arriva London South Ltd licensed?
Yes. Arriva London South Ltd holds operator licence PK0002261, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
What type of operator licence does Arriva London South Ltd hold?
Standard National PSV licence (PK0002261). Runs buses or coaches for payment on journeys within Great Britain.
When is Arriva London South Ltd's continuation date?
31 May 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 . 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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