PSV (Public Service Vehicle) operator licences

Making changes to your PSV licence

You can make changes to your PSV operator’s licence once you have it, for example add more vehicles to it.

You can make most changes to your licence for free. You must pay £122 if you want to:

increase the vehicle limit on your licence
upgrade your licence from standard national to standard international and increase the vehicle limit at the same time

You must tell the Traffic Commissioner within 28 days if:

there’s any change to the correspondence address of the business
there’s any change to the establishment address (standard licences only)
there’s any change in the address of your operating centres
there’s any change in the trading name of the business
any of the persons named on the licence have died - you may need a new licence
there’s been a change of partners if it’s a partnership firm - you may need a new licence
there’s been a change of transport managers
you, your transport manager, officers employees or agents have any relevant convictions
there’s been any other change that the Traffic Commissioner asked you to report as a condition of getting your licence

You’ll also have to tell the Traffic Commissioner if there’s been a change in the ‘legal entity’ of your business, for example if:

your company changes from being a sole trader or partnership to a limited company
there’s been a change in your registered company number
there’s been a change of directors or change in share holding

Send details of any changes to the Office of the Traffic Commissioner’s Central Licensing Office at the DVSA.

DVSA helpline
Telephone: 0300 123 9000
Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 6pm
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Central Licensing Office
Quarry House
Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE