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Western Buses Limited operator licence PM0000008

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ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

Western Buses Limited holds a valid Standard International PSV (bus and coach) operator licence (PM0000008) in the Scotland traffic area, authorising 347 vehicles, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
347
Trailers authorised
0
Operating centres
9
Continuation date
31 Mar 2028

Licence details

Licence number
PM0000008
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard International
Vehicle category
Public service vehicles (buses and coaches)
Traffic area
Scotland
Vehicles
347 authorised216 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
0 authorised
Continuation date
31 March 2028The 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 January 2019.
Company number
00131237 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 2028, in 17 months.
  • With 347 vehicles authorised, it is the largest of the 34 company licences with an operating centre in Stranraer, and holds 22% 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 9 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 24 September 1913 (113 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 January 2027.
  • Listed in DVSA's earned recognition scheme (list updated 1 October 2026), accredited 25 January 2019.
  • Traffic Commissioner records name this licence 3 times: 3 entries in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
24 September 1913113 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 31 January 2027Last made up to 3 May 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 25 April 2027Last made up to 11 April 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 00131237 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 00131237 on Companies HouseContains Companies House data. Monthly file, register at 30 September 2026. Data status

Traffic Commissioner decisions 3

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. Decision at public inquiry

    Inquiry held 16 September 2026.

    Notices and Proceedings 2614, 5 October 2026 (Scotland, PDF)

  2. Public inquiry listed

    Hearing 16 September 2026 at 11:00, Level 6 (Edinburgh), EH1 3EG, The Stamp Office, 10 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh. Considering S26.

    Notices and Proceedings 2608, 24 August 2026 (Scotland, PDF)

  3. Variation granted

    Notices and Proceedings 2590, 20 April 2026 (Scotland, PDF)

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Operating centres 9

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Lewis Street

    Stranraer, DG9 7AJ

  2. Harbour Road

    Ardrossan, KA22 8BZ

  3. Waggon Road

    Ayr, KA8 8BA

  4. Eastfield Road

    Dumfries, DG1 2EQ

  5. Brodick The Pier

    Isle of Arran, KA27 8AY

  6. Mackinlay Place

    Kilmarnock, KA1 3DN

  7. Building 4 West Coast Motors 331 Charles Street

    Glasgow, G21 2QA

  8. Bridgeton Bus Garage Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Fordneuk Street

    Glasgow, G40 3AH

  9. Cronberry Stonebriggs

    Cumnock, KA18 3LP

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 Western Buses Limited

Is Western Buses Limited licensed?
Yes. Western Buses Limited holds operator licence PM0000008, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
What type of operator licence does Western Buses Limited hold?
Standard International PSV licence (PM0000008). Runs buses or coaches for payment on national and international journeys.
When is Western Buses Limited's continuation date?
31 March 2028. 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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