Goods vehicle operator licences in Cardiff (CF)

1,040 licences on the DVSA register name an operating centre in the CF postcode area of Wales. Between them they authorise 9,101 vehicles and 4,104 trailers.

1,040licences

9,101vehicles authorised

4,104trailers authorised

3median fleet

275largest fleet

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What these 1,040 licences allow

Licence type	Licences	Share
Restricted	541	52 %
Standard National	384	36.9 %
Standard International	115	11.1 %

Standard International licences — the ones that permit loading here and unloading on the continent — make up 11.1 % of the CF area, against 16.5 % across Great Britain. That is below the national figure by 5.5 points, and ranks CF 102nd of the 114 areas covered here. What each licence type permits.

How big the fleets are

Authorised fleet	Licences	Share
1 vehicle	188	18.1 %
2 vehicles	248	23.8 %
3 to 5 vehicles	262	25.2 %
6 to 10 vehicles	162	15.6 %
11 to 25 vehicles	109	10.5 %
26 to 50 vehicles	43	4.1 %
51 to 100 vehicles	16	1.5 %
101 vehicles or more	12	1.2 %

The median licence in CF authorises 3 vehicles, against 3 nationally. CF is 11th of 114 areas by number of licences.

Also registered to carry waste

40 of the operators based in CF — 3.8 % — also appear on the Environment Agency register of waste carriers, brokers and dealers. Matched on Companies House number.

Not a breach either way — each licence depends on what the business actually does. Registered companies only. How the match works.

The largest operators based in CF

The 25 largest authorised fleets in the CF area
Operator	Licence	Type	Vehicles	Trailers
CARDIFF CITY TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED	PG0000273	SN	275	0
STARK BUILDING MATERIALS UK LIMITED	OG1006456	R	214	23
EDWARDS COACHES LTD	PG1044350	SI	185	0
CARDIFF COUNTY COUNCIL	OG0075964	SN	173	2
RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL	OG0000472	SN	160	2
ROYAL MAIL GROUP LTD	OG0093504	SN	147	57
CAERPHILLY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL	OG0075858	SN	138	31
TOM PRICHARD CONTRACTING LIMITED	OG1069870	SN	125	75
TDW DISTRIBUTION LTD	OG0078003	SI	120	115
ALDI STORES LIMITED	OG1138034	SN	110	130
ATLANTIC RECYCLING LIMITED	OG1096930	SN	105	100
NEATH PORT TALBOT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL	OG0075713	SN	102	2
CAD SERVICES LIMITED	OG1017801	SI	87	59
S & K HAULAGE (GLAM) LTD	OG0073779	SI	85	200
CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITED	OG1040442	SN	85	15
ABF GRAIN PRODUCTS LIMITED	OG0076699	SN	82	22
VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL	OG0076216	SN	75	0
WINCANTON HOLDINGS LIMITED	OG2071132	SI	74	99
JOHNSONS TEXTILE SERVICES LIMITED	OG0095227	R	73	3
JOHN RAYMOND TRANSPORT LIMITED	OG0004395	SI	70	120
NEAL SOIL SUPPLIERS LTD	OG0091825	SN	65	15
A.F. BLAKEMORE AND SON LIMITED	OG1010482	SN	60	60
GXO LOGISTICS UK LIMITED	OG1105281	SI	59	40
GREGGS PLC	OG0084076	R	56	6
SYSCO GB LIMITED	OG1015340	SN	56	5

Type: R Restricted · SN Standard National · SI Standard International

Licences not in normal standing

7 of the 1,040 licences in CF are curtailed or suspended. A curtailed licence has had its authorised vehicle count cut by the Traffic Commissioner; a suspended one may not be used at all. What this means.

Licences in CF that are not in normal standing
Operator	Licence	Type	Vehicles	Trailers
S L RECYCLING LIMITED	OG1148677	SN	13	7
A1 LOO HIRE LIMITED	OG1116544	SN	7	2
HUW ROBERT THOMAS	PG1148693	SI	4	0
ACCELERATE FREIGHT LIMITED	OG1084057	SI	3	8
TREE TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LTD	OG2050048	SN	3	5
KEVIN MYLES STANWORTH	OG1051603	R	1	0
CLAYTON FRANCIS JONES	PG2046227	SN	1	0

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