--- title: "Press kit" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/press markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/press.md dvsa_file_date: 2026-09-07 publisher: HaulierScope licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) --- # Press kit > Facts and figures on the GB operator licence register (69,122 licences), our logo, how to cite us and the press contact. Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 September 2026 (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/2a67d1ee-8f1b-43a3-8bc6-e8772d162a3c/traffic-commissioners-goods-and-public-service-vehicle-operator-licence-records). Press 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. ## Fact sheet Quote a figure with its source date. Sole traders and partnerships are counted, never named. - **69,122** **Operator licences in the DVSA file** Goods vehicle and PSV operator licences in the current DVSA file (valid, curtailed and suspended). DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 - **64,036** **Goods vehicle licences** Licences in the current file for goods vehicles (lorries and vans over 3.5 tonnes). DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 - **5,086** **Bus and coach (PSV) licences** Licences in the current file for public service vehicles. DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 - **53,864** **Licences held by companies** Licences whose holder is a limited company or LLP with a company number. DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 - **63,194** **Licence holders** Distinct operators with at least one licence in the file. A company with several licences counts once. DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 - **690,447** **Vehicles authorised** The sum of vehicles authorised over all licences: the authorised maximum, not vehicles in use. DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 - **3,725** **New licences granted in 2026** New 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 - **1,001** **Licences revoked in 2026** Distinct licences listed as revoked, with or without a public inquiry. A&D and N&P issues published 1 January 2026 to 5 October 2026 - **1,711** **Licences surrendered in 2026** Entries in the bulletin section for licences surrendered. A&D and N&P issues published 1 January 2026 to 5 October 2026 - **2,057** **Licences terminated in 2026** Entries in the bulletin section for licences terminated. A&D and N&P issues published 1 January 2026 to 5 October 2026 - **988** **Public inquiries listed in 2026** Distinct 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 - **200** **Companies on the earned recognition list** Companies 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. Boilerplate paragraph Data reports journalists use: [weekly licence changes](https://haulierscope.co.uk/changes), [new operator licences by month](https://haulierscope.co.uk/new-operator-licences), [upcoming public inquiries](https://haulierscope.co.uk/public-inquiries) and [haulier insolvency watch](https://haulierscope.co.uk/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](https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/2a67d1ee-8f1b-43a3-8bc6-e8772d162a3c/traffic-commissioners-goods-and-public-service-vehicle-operator-licence-records), under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). 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. ## Logo - HaulierScope logo [PNG, 512 × 512](https://haulierscope.co.uk/icon.png) - [PNG, 180 × 180](https://haulierscope.co.uk/apple-icon.png) Write the name as one word: HaulierScope. Screenshots: use company pages, never a sole trader’s licence page. ## Press contact Email [hey@haulierscope.co.uk](mailto:hey@haulierscope.co.uk?subject=Press%20enquiry). for figures, background or a data question. DVSA file 7 Sep 2026 Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 September 2026, read 30 September 2026. DVSA publishes the file weekly at best; this is the newest file we hold. [How we read it](https://haulierscope.co.uk/methodology) Earned recognition: DVSA’s list updated 1 October 2026. 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](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). --- Canonical page: https://haulierscope.co.uk/press Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Companies House data. Contains information from The Gazette licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. HaulierScope is an independent service, not affiliated with DVSA or the Traffic Commissioners. It is updated when DVSA publishes a new file, usually weekly.