Standard National PSV licence
Shetland Islands Council operator licence PM0001045
Shetland Islands Council holds a valid Standard National PSV (bus and coach) operator licence (PM0001045) in the Scotland traffic area, authorising 8 vehicles, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.
- Vehicles authorised
- 8
- Trailers authorised
- 0
- Operating centres
- 2
- Continuation date
- 30 Apr 2031
Licence details
- Licence number
- PM0001045
- Status
- Valid
- Licence type
- Standard National
- Vehicle category
- Public service vehicles (buses and coaches)
- Traffic area
- Scotland
- Vehicles
- 8 authorised8 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
- Trailers
- 0 authorised
- Continuation date
- 30 April 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
- Other (e.g. public authority, charity, trust, university)
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.
Glossary · Where the data comes from · PSV licences explained · Continuation and fees
Key facts
- Next continuation: 30 April 2031, in 4 years and 6 months.
- With 8 vehicles authorised, it is the 20th largest of the 60 company licences with an operating centre in Shetland, and holds 0.7% of the vehicles authorised there.
- It authorises more vehicles than 67% of the 4,092 company licences in the Scotland traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
- It lists 2 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the Scotland traffic area.
- Shetland Islands Council holds 2 operator licences in the current DVSA file; this is one of them.
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 2
Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.
Whalsay Brough
Shetland, ZE2 9AL
Gremista Industrial Estate Fleet Management Unit Gremista Lerwick
Shetland, ZE1 0PX
Change history
What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.
History starts from the DVSA file dated . No changes recorded since then.
About Shetland Islands Council
- Is Shetland Islands Council licensed?
- Yes. Shetland Islands Council holds operator licence PM0001045, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026. It holds 2 licences in that file.
- What type of operator licence does Shetland Islands Council hold?
- Standard National PSV licence (PM0001045). Runs buses or coaches for payment on journeys within Great Britain.
- When is Shetland Islands Council's continuation date?
- 30 April 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.
Checking another haulier? Run a free operator licence check by name, licence number or company number.
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
Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.