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Standard National PSV licence

R Robertson & Son Ltd operator licence PM2016873

What the licence number means

ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

R Robertson & Son Ltd holds a valid Standard National PSV (bus and coach) operator licence (PM2016873) in the Scotland traffic area, authorising 34 vehicles, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

Vehicles authorised
34
Trailers authorised
—
Operating centres
4
Continuation date
31 Oct 2028

Licence details

Licence number
PM2016873
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard National
Vehicle category
Public service vehicles (buses and coaches)
Traffic area
Scotland
Vehicles
34 authorised26 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
— authorised
Continuation date
31 October 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
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.

Key facts

  • Next continuation: 31 October 2028, in 2 years.
  • With 34 vehicles authorised, it is the 9th largest of the 60 company licences with an operating centre in Shetland, and holds 3% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 92% of the 4,092 company licences in the Scotland traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 4 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 1 December 2014 (11 years before the register date); nature of business: maintenance and repair of motor vehicles; next accounts due 30 June 2027.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
1 December 201411 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 30 June 2027Last made up to 30 September 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 15 December 2026Last made up to 1 December 2025
Nature of business
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (45200)
  • Taxi operation (49320)
  • Other passenger land transport (49390)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company SC492471 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 SC492471 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 4

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. West Sandwick The Garages Yell

    Shetland, ZE2 9BH

  2. Arlanda Robertsons Yard Gremista Industrial Estate

    Lerwick, ZE1 0PX

  3. Sellaness Sellaness Industrial Estate

    Mossbank, ZE2 9QR

  4. Parking Area 4 Robertsons Yard Gremista Industrial Estate Gremista

    Lerwick, ZE1 0PX

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 R Robertson & Son Ltd

Is R Robertson & Son Ltd licensed?
Yes. R Robertson & Son Ltd holds operator licence PM2016873, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
What type of operator licence does R Robertson & Son Ltd hold?
Standard National PSV licence (PM2016873). Runs buses or coaches for payment on journeys within Great Britain.
When is R Robertson & Son Ltd's continuation date?
31 October 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.Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette.

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