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Standard International PSV licence

Lothian Buses Limited operator licence PM0000002

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ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

Lothian Buses Limited holds a valid Standard International PSV (bus and coach) operator licence (PM0000002) in the Scotland traffic area, authorising 800 vehicles, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
800
Trailers authorised
0
Operating centres
6
Continuation date
31 Mar 2027

Licence details

Licence number
PM0000002
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard International
Vehicle category
Public service vehicles (buses and coaches)
Traffic area
Scotland
Vehicles
800 authorised556 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
0 authorised
Continuation date
31 March 2027The 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 October 2019.
Company number
SC096849 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: 31 March 2027, in 5 months.
  • With 800 vehicles authorised, it is the largest of the 145 company licences with an operating centre in Edinburgh, and holds 11% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 99% of the 4,092 company licences in the Scotland traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 6 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the Scotland traffic area.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 17 January 1986 (40 years before the register date); nature of business: other passenger land transport; next accounts due 30 September 2027.
  • Listed in DVSA's earned recognition scheme (list updated 1 October 2026), accredited 25 October 2019.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
17 January 198640 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 30 September 2027Last made up to 27 December 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 9 October 2026Last made up to 25 September 2025
Nature of business
  • Other passenger land transport (49390)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company SC096849 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 SC096849 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. Annandale Street Central Garage

    Edinburgh, EH7 4AZ

  2. 3 Murrayburn Road Longstone Bus Garage

    Edinburgh, EH14 2TF

  3. 18 Seafield Road East Marine Garage

    Edinburgh, EH15 1ED

  4. 21 Seafield Road East Seafield Depot

    Edinburgh, EH15 1EJ

  5. Deans Industrial Park 5 Nairn Road

    Livingston, EH54 8AY

  6. Edinburgh Distribution Park Unit 3 Newbridge

    Edinburgh, EH28 8PJ

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 Lothian Buses Limited

Is Lothian Buses Limited licensed?
Yes. Lothian Buses Limited holds operator licence PM0000002, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
What type of operator licence does Lothian Buses Limited hold?
Standard International PSV licence (PM0000002). Runs buses or coaches for payment on national and international journeys.
When is Lothian Buses Limited's continuation date?
31 March 2027. 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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