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Restricted goods vehicle operator licences

32,008 of the 69,173 licences on the register are Restricted — 46.3 % of the total, authorising 151,755 vehicles.

The operator carries only its own goods — its own stock, its own materials, its own equipment. It may never carry goods for another business for payment. No qualified transport manager is required, which is why this is the licence held by builders, farmers and shopfitters rather than by hauliers.

32,008licences
151,755vehicles authorised
2median fleet
46.3 %share of the register

Fleet sizes on this licence type

Authorised fleetLicencesShare
1 vehicle9,85530.8 %
2 vehicles8,15125.5 %
3 to 5 vehicles8,30425.9 %
6 to 10 vehicles3,51511 %
11 to 25 vehicles1,5754.9 %
26 to 50 vehicles3761.2 %
51 to 100 vehicles1410.4 %
101 vehicles or more910.3 %

Who holds it

Operator typeLicencesShare
Limited Company24,70077.2 %
Sole Trader4,88515.3 %
Partnership2,1946.9 %
Other (e.g. public authority, charity, trust, university)1530.5 %
Limited Liability Partnership760.2 %

Where the Restricted holders are

Postcode areaLicencesShare of the area
B — Birmingham92846.3 %
S — Sheffield73245.7 %
PE — Peterborough61141.3 %
SA — Swansea60652 %
CM — Chelmsford56454.6 %
CF — Cardiff54151.8 %
LE — Leicester52638.3 %
BS — Bristol52247.2 %
NG — Nottingham51845 %
SY — Shrewsbury49450.9 %
M — Manchester48247.3 %
DN — Doncaster47532.4 %
TN — Tonbridge47357.3 %
DE — Derby46538.5 %
LL — Llandudno45250.1 %
NE — Newcastle upon Tyne45148.4 %
GL — Gloucester44153.3 %
ST — Stoke-on-Trent43946.7 %
ME — Medway43548.3 %
NN — Northampton43143.1 %
NR — Norwich42451.1 %
EX — Exeter41750.9 %
CV — Coventry41540.6 %
YO — York40548.6 %
BB — Blackburn40257.9 %
WA — Warrington40044 %
G — Glasgow39749.7 %
PR — Preston39653.4 %
RG — Reading39550.3 %
IP — Ipswich38435.5 %
WF — Wakefield37446.6 %
LS — Leeds36548.2 %
SO — Southampton35947 %
BD — Bradford35554 %
L — Liverpool35547.5 %
CH — Chester33249.6 %
NP — Newport32447.9 %
GU — Guildford32156.2 %
PO — Portsmouth31852.5 %
WS — Walsall31839.3 %
OL — Oldham31653.1 %
RH — Redhill31349.4 %
PL — Plymouth30956.8 %
RM — Romford30830 %
OX — Oxford30245.5 %
SK — Stockport30149.2 %
HP — Hemel Hempstead30050.3 %
AB — Aberdeen29645.7 %
DY — Dudley28347.1 %
SG — Stevenage28253.7 %
MK — Milton Keynes27946 %
SS — Southend-on-Sea27948.3 %
WV — Wolverhampton27537.8 %
BN — Brighton27055.8 %
EN — Enfield26858.5 %
DL — Darlington26045.9 %
SL — Slough25834.4 %
CA — Carlisle25742.3 %
TA — Taunton25754 %
EH — Edinburgh24939.9 %
CO — Colchester24652.2 %
SN — Swindon23643.9 %
BA — Bath23540.2 %
DA — Dartford23036.6 %
BL — Bolton22849 %
UB — Southall22837.9 %
WR — Worcester22650 %
BH — Bournemouth22253.5 %
HR — Hereford22252.9 %
LA — Lancaster21450.7 %
ML — Motherwell20734.5 %
CW — Crewe20648.8 %
CB — Cambridge19947.3 %
KA — Kilmarnock19848.8 %
WN — Wigan18946.7 %
TR — Truro18351.3 %
TS — Cleveland18139.1 %
KT — Kingston upon Thames18058.4 %
HU — Hull17939.1 %
LN — Lincoln17843.4 %
CT — Canterbury17148.7 %
LU — Luton16441.9 %
CR — Croydon15861 %
KY — Kirkcaldy15853.2 %
DH — Durham15042.4 %
SP — Salisbury14649.3 %
TF — Telford14645.2 %
DG — Dumfries14439.7 %
IV — Inverness14437.4 %
HD — Huddersfield14351.1 %
TW — Twickenham13831.1 %
FK — Falkirk13539.7 %
TQ — Torquay13357.1 %
WD — Watford13341.6 %
LD — Llandrindod Wells13258.7 %
E — London E12952.9 %
DT — Dorchester12754.3 %
PA — Paisley12039.9 %
HX — Halifax11956.9 %
AL — St Albans10652.2 %
FY — Blackpool10560.7 %
PH — Perth9938.8 %
SE — London SE9846.2 %
N — London N9547.5 %
DD — Dundee9447.7 %
IG — Ilford9456.6 %
NW — London NW8546.2 %
TD — Galashiels8244.8 %
HA — Harrow7945.7 %
HG — Harrogate7651 %
SW — London SW7549.7 %
BR — Bromley7168.3 %
SR — Sunderland7048.6 %
KW — Kirkwall4539.5 %

Need something moved in Great Britain?

Every operator listed on this page holds a current licence from the Traffic Commissioner, which is the legal minimum to carry goods — it is not a quote. Tell us what you need moved, how often, and roughly what size, and we will take your requirement to licensed operators in this area. We are not a broker and we do not hold prices: what we can do is put your request in front of people who are allowed to do the work.

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