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Facts and figures on Great Britain’s goods vehicle and bus and coach operators, our logo, how to cite us and who to contact.
The DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 lists 69,122 operator licences in Great Britain. Every figure below is read from our database when this page is built, with its source and date.
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Quote a figure with its source date. Sole traders and partnerships are counted, never named.
- 69,122Operator licences in the DVSA fileGoods vehicle and PSV operator licences in the current DVSA file (valid, curtailed and suspended).DVSA file dated 7 September 2026
- 64,036Goods vehicle licencesLicences in the current file for goods vehicles (lorries and vans over 3.5 tonnes).DVSA file dated 7 September 2026
- 5,086Bus and coach (PSV) licencesLicences in the current file for public service vehicles.DVSA file dated 7 September 2026
- 53,864Licences held by companiesLicences whose holder is a limited company or LLP with a company number.DVSA file dated 7 September 2026
- 63,194Licence holdersDistinct operators with at least one licence in the file. A company with several licences counts once.DVSA file dated 7 September 2026
- 690,447Vehicles authorisedThe sum of vehicles authorised over all licences: the authorised maximum, not vehicles in use.DVSA file dated 7 September 2026
- 3,725New licences granted in 2026New operator licence applications listed as granted. A repeated entry counts once.A&D and N&P issues published 1 January 2026 to 5 October 2026
- 1,001Licences revoked in 2026Distinct licences listed as revoked, with or without a public inquiry.A&D and N&P issues published 1 January 2026 to 5 October 2026
- 1,711Licences surrendered in 2026Entries in the bulletin section for licences surrendered.A&D and N&P issues published 1 January 2026 to 5 October 2026
- 2,057Licences terminated in 2026Entries in the bulletin section for licences terminated.A&D and N&P issues published 1 January 2026 to 5 October 2026
- 988Public inquiries listed in 2026Distinct public inquiries listed (licence and inquiry). A re-listed hearing counts once.A&D and N&P issues published 1 January 2026 to 5 October 2026
- 200Companies on the earned recognition listCompanies on DVSA's earned recognition list, tied to their operator licences.DVSA earned recognition list as at 1 October 2026
About HaulierScope
HaulierScope is an independent operator licence checker for Great Britain. It reads every DVSA operator licence file, the Traffic Commissioners' weekly Applications and Decisions and Notices and Proceedings, Companies House and DVSA's earned recognition list, and shows them on one dated page per licence and per company. Lookups are free; businesses use HaulierScope monitoring to watch the hauliers and coach operators they rely on.
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Data reports journalists use: weekly licence changes, new operator licences by month, upcoming public inquiries and haulier insolvency watch.
How to cite us
HaulierScope (haulierscope.co.uk), analysis of DVSA operator licence data (file dated 7 September 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Citation
The licence data comes from the DVSA operator licence records on data.gov.uk, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Please link to the HaulierScope page you quote, and do not describe a licence missing from a newer file as revoked: the file does not say why a licence is no longer listed.
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Write the name as one word: HaulierScope. Screenshots: use company pages, never a sole trader’s licence page.
Press contact
Email hello@haulierscope.co.uk. for figures, background or a data question.
DVSA file 7 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . DVSA publishes the file weekly at best; this is the newest file we hold. How we read it
Earned recognition: DVSA’s list updated .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.