Operator licences currently curtailed

539 of the 69,173 licences on the register are curtailed — 0.8 %. The register publishes this, but no page anywhere lists them.

A curtailed licence is one the Traffic Commissioner has cut back — the operator may still work, but with fewer vehicles than it was originally authorised for. Curtailment usually follows a public inquiry into maintenance, drivers' hours or financial standing. It is a live restriction, not a historical note.

The 539 curtailed licences

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

This is the position recorded in the file collected on 2026-08-18. A restriction can be lifted the week after. Confirm with the Office of the Traffic Commissioner before relying on it — and read what this site is and is not.

Where they are

• B — Birmingham — 20
• M — Manchester — 17
• S — Sheffield — 16
• WA — Warrington — 15
• DN — Doncaster — 14
• NE — Newcastle upon Tyne — 14
• WF — Wakefield — 14
• TS — Cleveland — 13
• BS — Bristol — 13
• LS — Leeds — 12
• LE — Leicester — 11
• PR — Preston — 11
• CA — Carlisle — 11
• BB — Blackburn — 10
• SY — Shrewsbury — 10
• PL — Plymouth — 10
• DE — Derby — 9
• BD — Bradford — 9
• SA — Swansea — 9
• NP — Newport — 9