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Shorts Travel Limited operator licence PM1141541

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ValidDVSA file 7 Oct 2026

Shorts Travel Limited holds a valid Standard National PSV (bus and coach) operator licence (PM1141541) in the Scotland traffic area, authorising 10 vehicles, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
10
Trailers authorised
0
Operating centres
2
Continuation date
31 Dec 2030

Licence details

Licence number
PM1141541
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard National
Vehicle category
Public service vehicles (buses and coaches)
Traffic area
Scotland
Vehicles
10 authorised10 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
0 authorised
Continuation date
31 December 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
Company number
SC505648 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 December 2030, in 4 years and 2 months.
  • With 10 vehicles authorised, it is the 19th largest of the 41 company licences with an operating centre in Forfar, and holds 0.6% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 72% 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.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 12 May 2015 (11 years before the register date); nature of business: maintenance and repair of motor vehicles; next accounts due 28 February 2027.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
12 May 201511 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 28 February 2027Last made up to 31 May 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 9 May 2027Last made up to 25 April 2026
Nature of business
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (45200)
  • Other passenger land transport (49390)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company SC505648 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 SC505648 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 2

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Orchard Loan Green Oak Business Centre

    Forfar, DD8 1TD

  2. Small Business Centre Unit 4 Roberts Street

    Forfar, DD8 3DG

Change history

What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.

  1. DVSA file

    • Vehicles authorised changedwas 9now 10

  2. History starts from the DVSA file dated .

About Shorts Travel Limited

Is Shorts Travel Limited licensed?
Yes. Shorts Travel Limited holds operator licence PM1141541, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.
What type of operator licence does Shorts Travel Limited hold?
Standard National PSV licence (PM1141541). Runs buses or coaches for payment on journeys within Great Britain.
When is Shorts Travel Limited's continuation date?
31 December 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 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 8 October 2026. How we read it

Company facts: Companies House register at . Contains Companies House data.Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette.

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