Operator licences by postcode area
Every licence names an operating centre — the place the vehicles are kept. Grouped by the postcode area of that centre, the 69,127 licences fall into 114 areas with a page each.
Vetting one operator? Dated licence check, £19 · Checking more than one? Bulk checks & fleet watch · The register as a dataset · Ask for a specific search
Areas with fewer than 100 licences do not get a page — 598 licences sit outside the 114 pages below, in areas too thin to say anything useful about. They are all still searchable.
| Area | Nation | Licences | Vehicles | Median fleet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B — Birmingham | England | 2,013 | 21,035 | 4 |
| S — Sheffield | England | 1,605 | 13,905 | 3 |
| PE — Peterborough | England | 1,470 | 13,239 | 3 |
| DN — Doncaster | England | 1,466 | 17,648 | 4 |
| LE — Leicester | England | 1,371 | 14,167 | 3 |
| DE — Derby | England | 1,217 | 11,052 | 3 |
| SA — Swansea | Wales | 1,168 | 8,741 | 3 |
| NG — Nottingham | England | 1,150 | 12,924 | 3 |
| BS — Bristol | England | 1,114 | 11,541 | 3 |
| IP — Ipswich | England | 1,067 | 12,041 | 4 |
| CF — Cardiff | Wales | 1,040 | 9,101 | 3 |
| CM — Chelmsford | England | 1,037 | 8,442 | 3 |
| RM — Romford | England | 1,034 | 14,655 | 4 |
| CV — Coventry | England | 1,019 | 11,531 | 3 |
| M — Manchester | England | 1,015 | 12,752 | 4 |
| NN — Northampton | England | 1,003 | 11,184 | 4 |
| SY — Shrewsbury | Wales | 972 | 6,479 | 2 |
| ST — Stoke-on-Trent | England | 943 | 9,495 | 3 |
| NE — Newcastle upon Tyne | England | 941 | 9,649 | 3 |
| WA — Warrington | England | 905 | 11,058 | 4 |
| LL — Llandudno | Wales | 903 | 6,835 | 3 |
| ME — Medway | England | 902 | 11,379 | 4 |
| GL — Gloucester | England | 833 | 6,468 | 3 |
| YO — York | England | 832 | 6,447 | 3 |
| NR — Norwich | England | 827 | 8,190 | 3 |
| TN — Tonbridge | England | 813 | 4,707 | 3 |
| EX — Exeter | England | 812 | 8,496 | 3 |
| WS — Walsall | England | 807 | 7,582 | 4 |
| WF — Wakefield | England | 802 | 10,243 | 4 |
| G — Glasgow | Scotland | 793 | 10,251 | 4 |
| RG — Reading | England | 789 | 9,496 | 3 |
| SO — Southampton | England | 767 | 9,354 | 3 |
| LS — Leeds | England | 761 | 6,920 | 3 |
| SL — Slough | England | 752 | 6,645 | 3 |
| L — Liverpool | England | 745 | 6,937 | 3 |
| PR — Preston | England | 743 | 6,166 | 3 |
| WV — Wolverhampton | England | 733 | 5,617 | 3 |
| BB — Blackburn | England | 699 | 4,917 | 2 |
| NP — Newport | Wales | 682 | 6,179 | 3 |
| CH — Chester | England | 671 | 6,515 | 3 |
| BD — Bradford | England | 658 | 6,011 | 3 |
| OX — Oxford | England | 658 | 7,297 | 3 |
| AB — Aberdeen | Scotland | 647 | 6,397 | 3 |
| DA — Dartford | England | 632 | 6,654 | 4 |
| RH — Redhill | England | 627 | 4,309 | 3 |
| EH — Edinburgh | Scotland | 622 | 8,452 | 4 |
| SK — Stockport | England | 617 | 6,123 | 3 |
| MK — Milton Keynes | England | 609 | 5,310 | 4 |
| PO — Portsmouth | England | 607 | 6,538 | 3 |
| UB — Southall | England | 602 | 5,188 | 3 |
| CA — Carlisle | England | 601 | 6,758 | 3 |
| ML — Motherwell | Scotland | 600 | 7,795 | 4 |
| DY — Dudley | England | 599 | 5,701 | 3 |
| OL — Oldham | England | 596 | 4,189 | 3 |
| HP — Hemel Hempstead | England | 595 | 6,071 | 3 |
| BA — Bath | England | 593 | 5,722 | 3 |
| SS — Southend-on-Sea | England | 585 | 5,039 | 4 |
| GU — Guildford | England | 571 | 3,894 | 3 |
| DL — Darlington | England | 565 | 6,159 | 3 |
| PL — Plymouth | England | 538 | 6,181 | 3 |
| SN — Swindon | England | 533 | 4,641 | 3 |
| SG — Stevenage | England | 525 | 3,974 | 3 |
| BN — Brighton | England | 482 | 4,691 | 3 |
| TA — Taunton | England | 472 | 3,621 | 3 |
| CO — Colchester | England | 471 | 3,714 | 3 |
| BL — Bolton | England | 465 | 3,705 | 3 |
| EN — Enfield | England | 461 | 5,386 | 4 |
| TS — Cleveland | England | 460 | 6,032 | 4 |
| WR — Worcester | England | 454 | 3,831 | 3 |
| HU — Hull | England | 453 | 4,585 | 4 |
| TW — Twickenham | England | 450 | 6,232 | 3 |
| CB — Cambridge | England | 421 | 6,553 | 3 |
| CW — Crewe | England | 420 | 6,321 | 3 |
| HR — Hereford | England | 420 | 2,287 | 2 |
| BH — Bournemouth | England | 419 | 3,075 | 3 |
| LA — Lancaster | England | 416 | 3,072 | 3 |
| LN — Lincoln | England | 412 | 3,325 | 3 |
| WN — Wigan | England | 403 | 5,091 | 3 |
| KA — Kilmarnock | Scotland | 401 | 3,012 | 3 |
| IV — Inverness | Scotland | 385 | 3,533 | 3 |
| LU — Luton | England | 385 | 4,202 | 3 |
| DG — Dumfries | Scotland | 364 | 3,230 | 3 |
| TR — Truro | England | 357 | 2,684 | 3 |
| DH — Durham | England | 347 | 4,602 | 3 |
| CT — Canterbury | England | 346 | 3,339 | 3 |
| FK — Falkirk | Scotland | 345 | 3,356 | 4 |
| TF — Telford | England | 322 | 2,719 | 3 |
| WD — Watford | England | 317 | 2,919 | 3 |
| PA — Paisley | Scotland | 303 | 4,348 | 3 |
| KT — Kingston upon Thames | England | 302 | 2,615 | 2 |
| KY — Kirkcaldy | Scotland | 297 | 3,687 | 3 |
| SP — Salisbury | England | 297 | 3,004 | 3 |
| HD — Huddersfield | England | 276 | 1,871 | 3 |
| CR — Croydon | England | 262 | 4,433 | 4 |
| PH — Perth | Scotland | 249 | 1,791 | 3 |
| E — London E | England | 244 | 5,710 | 3 |
| TQ — Torquay | England | 234 | 1,817 | 3 |
| DT — Dorchester | England | 231 | 1,852 | 3 |
| LD — Llandrindod Wells | Wales | 220 | 1,055 | 2 |
| SE — London SE | England | 212 | 1,865 | 4 |
| HX — Halifax | England | 210 | 1,518 | 3 |
| AL — St Albans | England | 204 | 3,477 | 3 |
| N — London N | England | 200 | 4,560 | 4 |
| DD — Dundee | Scotland | 198 | 2,470 | 3 |
| NW — London NW | England | 187 | 2,900 | 4 |
| TD — Galashiels | Scotland | 183 | 1,801 | 2 |
| FY — Blackpool | England | 171 | 1,521 | 2 |
| HA — Harrow | England | 171 | 1,500 | 4 |
| IG — Ilford | England | 166 | 1,548 | 3 |
| SW — London SW | England | 155 | 2,570 | 4 |
| HG — Harrogate | England | 150 | 1,199 | 3 |
| SR — Sunderland | England | 144 | 1,339 | 3 |
| KW — Kirkwall | Scotland | 112 | 618 | 3 |
| BR — Bromley | England | 107 | 1,110 | 2 |