Register data is published weekly by DVSA. Latest snapshot: 6 September 2026.
Operating-centre geography
HGV and PSV operators by location
Browse the register by where vehicles are kept. Location hubs use operating centres rather than correspondence addresses.
Hubs group operating centres by postcode area, the most reliable geography in the source data. Counts are licences with at least one operating centre in the area, from the latest weekly snapshot.
Birmingham
West Midlands traffic area
2,197 licences
Sheffield
North Eastern traffic area
1,820 licences
Peterborough
Eastern traffic area
1,699 licences
Doncaster
North Eastern traffic area
1,691 licences
Leicester
Eastern traffic area
1,544 licences
Derby
North Western traffic area
1,415 licences
Bristol
Western traffic area
1,347 licences
Nottingham
North Eastern traffic area
1,346 licences
Ipswich
Eastern traffic area
1,289 licences
Swansea
Wales traffic area
1,255 licences
Northampton
Eastern traffic area
1,217 licences
Manchester
North Western traffic area
1,206 licences
Romford
Eastern traffic area
1,188 licences
Chelmsford
Eastern traffic area
1,184 licences
Coventry
West Midlands traffic area
1,169 licences
Cardiff
Wales traffic area
1,140 licences
Newcastle upon Tyne
North Eastern traffic area
1,109 licences
Warrington
North Western traffic area
1,099 licences
Medway
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
1,074 licences
Shrewsbury
West Midlands traffic area
1,067 licences
Stoke-on-Trent
West Midlands traffic area
1,038 licences
Exeter
Western traffic area
983 licences
Llandudno
Wales traffic area
972 licences
York
North Eastern traffic area
966 licences
Norwich
Eastern traffic area
964 licences
Leeds
North Eastern traffic area
959 licences
Tonbridge
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
954 licences
Wakefield
North Eastern traffic area
951 licences
Southampton
Western traffic area
949 licences
Glasgow
Scotland traffic area
946 licences
Gloucester
Western traffic area
935 licences
Reading
Western traffic area
934 licences
Walsall
West Midlands traffic area
926 licences
Liverpool
North Western traffic area
883 licences
Preston
North Western traffic area
880 licences
Wolverhampton
West Midlands traffic area
853 licences
Chester
North Western traffic area
834 licences
Slough
Western traffic area
823 licences
Aberdeen
Scotland traffic area
791 licences
Redhill
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
786 licences
Milton Keynes
Eastern traffic area
777 licences
Oxford
Western traffic area
772 licences
Blackburn
North Western traffic area
767 licences
Newport
Wales traffic area
766 licences
Edinburgh
Scotland traffic area
758 licences
Dartford
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
754 licences
Bradford
North Eastern traffic area
753 licences
Portsmouth
Western traffic area
739 licences
Motherwell
Scotland traffic area
722 licences
Stockport
North Western traffic area
712 licences
Bath
Western traffic area
709 licences
Dudley
West Midlands traffic area
705 licences
Plymouth
Western traffic area
705 licences
Southend-on-Sea
Eastern traffic area
705 licences
Southall
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
701 licences
Hemel Hempstead
Eastern traffic area
700 licences
Carlisle
North Western traffic area
692 licences
Guildford
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
690 licences
Oldham
North Western traffic area
673 licences
Swindon
Western traffic area
666 licences
Darlington
North Eastern traffic area
664 licences
Teesside
North Eastern traffic area
616 licences
Stevenage
Eastern traffic area
606 licences
Taunton
Western traffic area
592 licences
Hull
North Eastern traffic area
587 licences
Brighton
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
585 licences
Colchester
Eastern traffic area
569 licences
Bolton
North Western traffic area
548 licences
Twickenham
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
547 licences
Cambridge
Eastern traffic area
544 licences
Enfield
Eastern traffic area
539 licences
Inverness
Scotland traffic area
518 licences
Lancaster
North Western traffic area
518 licences
Worcester
West Midlands traffic area
508 licences
Bournemouth
Western traffic area
501 licences
Crewe
North Western traffic area
496 licences
Luton
Eastern traffic area
491 licences
Lincoln
Eastern traffic area
490 licences
Kilmarnock
Scotland traffic area
479 licences
Wigan
North Western traffic area
471 licences
Hereford
West Midlands traffic area
466 licences
Falkirk
Scotland traffic area
449 licences
Durham
North Eastern traffic area
442 licences
Truro
Western traffic area
422 licences
Dumfries
Scotland traffic area
421 licences
Canterbury
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
402 licences
Telford
West Midlands traffic area
398 licences
Salisbury
Western traffic area
377 licences
Kingston upon Thames
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
372 licences
Kirkcaldy
Scotland traffic area
367 licences
Paisley
Scotland traffic area
366 licences
Watford
Eastern traffic area
366 licences
Croydon
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
343 licences
Perth
Scotland traffic area
332 licences
East London
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
320 licences
Huddersfield
North Eastern traffic area
320 licences
Torquay
Western traffic area
319 licences
South East London
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
298 licences
Dorchester
Western traffic area
285 licences
Dundee
Scotland traffic area
283 licences
North West London
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
265 licences
North London
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
258 licences
St Albans
Eastern traffic area
253 licences
Llandrindod Wells
Wales traffic area
245 licences
Halifax
North Eastern traffic area
230 licences
Galashiels
Scotland traffic area
218 licences
Ilford
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
212 licences
Harrow
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
210 licences
South West London
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
210 licences
Sunderland
North Eastern traffic area
197 licences
Blackpool
North Western traffic area
193 licences
Harrogate
North Eastern traffic area
177 licences
Kirkwall
Scotland traffic area
146 licences
Bromley
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
135 licences
West London
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
118 licences
Outer Hebrides
Scotland traffic area
96 licences
Lerwick
Scotland traffic area
86 licences
Sutton
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
63 licences
Central London
South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area
6 licences